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Salem councilors urge voters to back quarter‑percent income tax renewal; early voting begins April 8
Summary
Auditor reported year‑to‑date receipts for the quarter‑percent income tax renewal; Councilman Evan Newman urged residents to vote and noted that roughly 83% of income tax revenue is paid by nonresidents who use city infrastructure.
Council members on April 1 urged residents to vote in the upcoming election and to support a quarter‑percent income tax renewal that funds streets and other infrastructure.
Auditor Salvino reported that year‑to‑date receipts for the quarter‑percent levy were $403,527.18 and that total income tax collections year‑to‑date had increased slightly compared with 2024. He said the quarter‑percent levy receipts are tracked on the city’s financial reports.
Auditor Salvino: "Also the quarter percent levy receipt year to date, you'll notice, came in at 403527.18."
Councilman Evan Newman reminded listeners that early voting opens April 8 and urged voters to renew the quarter‑percent income tax. Newman said the levy is largely paid by people who work in the city: he cited city staff statistics that about 17% of income tax is paid by Salem residents and roughly 83% by nonresidents who use city infrastructure and services.
Councilman Evan Newman: "Early voting starts on April 8. So get out and vote... Only 17 of that income tax is paid by the city of Salem residents. The other 83% is paid by folks from outside of the city, according to Rita's statistics."
No formal council action was taken at the meeting on the levy or election timing; speakers framed the remarks as informational and an encouragement to voters.
