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Staff previews study session on House Bill 2015 funding options for criminal justice: sales tax and grant mechanisms could generate about $5.5M annually
Summary
Finance Director Kelly Cochran briefed the committee on House Bill 2015, which creates two new funding mechanisms—state grants and an optional local sales tax—to support criminal justice costs; staff estimated the optional sales tax could yield about $5.5 million annually but key implementation details remain unsettled.
Finance Director Kelly Cochran briefed the committee about implementation options under House Bill 2015, which provides Washington cities two new funding mechanisms to offset criminal justice program costs: a state grant program and an optional local sales tax. Cochran said staff’s preliminary estimate for a locally implemented sales tax option would generate approximately $5.5 million per year for Redmond if implemented, but that key implementation details remain unresolved and staff are awaiting further guidance from the state and from associations of cities.
Cochran said staff…
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