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Council approves process to solicit grant recommendations from retail marijuana sales tax, 6–3
Summary
Council voted 6–3 to adopt an ordinance that would authorize the council to solicit and review grant applications funded by retail marijuana sales tax revenue and recommend expenditures to the mayor, prompting debate over whether the council should create an external grant process or preserve administration control.
The City Council voted 6–3 to approve an ordinance authorizing the council to solicit and review applications for grants funded from the retail marijuana sales tax special fund and to recommend expenditures to the mayor.
Council debate focused on competing views of the council’s role, the voters’ intent and city administrative authority. The ordinance would create a process allowing the council to solicit and review grant applications for uses…
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