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Charter commission proposes new accountability rules for entities that receive voter‑approved levies
Summary
One ballot issue would require entities that seek voter‑approved income or property tax money to meet one of four governance accountability options — elected by city voters, elected by school district voters, appointed by council, or a council‑approved alternative — before a levy can appear on the ballot.
Ballot issue 8, as presented July 15 by the Charter Review Commission, would set new charter conditions for entities that seek public money raised by voter‑approved income or property tax measures.
The commission framed the proposal as a response to public questions about accountability for outside entities that receive city‑raised tax dollars. Rob Kegler said the commission “peeled the onion” to consider both revenue inflows (for example, income tax receipts that were designated to the school district after flood response, and property tax money that funds the Hudson Library and Historical Society) and…
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