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Harrisonville leaders set first reading of 1% sales tax proposal for public safety to go on Nov. 4 ballot
Summary
The Board of Aldermen moved the first reading of an ordinance that would add 1 percentage point to the city's general sales tax (bringing the city's general sales tax to 1.25%) to fund public safety needs. City administrators said the measure would be presented to voters on Nov. 4, 2025.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Harrisonville held a first reading on an ordinance July 21 that would add 1 percentage point to the city’s general sales tax — bringing the city’s general rate to 1.25% — and submit the proposal to voters on Nov. 4, 2025.
The measure is presented as a public-safety sales tax to support ambulance service, the police department and other public-safety-related needs including animal-shelter costs. City Administrator Brad Ratliff told aldermen the proposal follows direction from an April retreat to prepare a ballot measure and said the change would be put before…
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