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Kent mayor: council backs study of one‑tenth of 1% public‑safety sales tax; CLIP program wins $100,000 award
Summary
Mayor Dana Ralph said the Kent City Council authorized staff to prepare a proposal to use a one‑tenth of 1 percent local sales tax for public safety and that the city received a $100,000 grant from Target and the U.S. Conference of Mayors for its CLIP community immersion policing program.
Mayor Dana Ralph said in a weekly update that the Kent City Council voted unanimously to authorize her and city staff to prepare a proposal to use a one‑tenth of 1 percent local sales tax dedicated to public safety and that the city received a $100,000 grant to continue its CLIP community immersion law enforcement program.
The sales tax under consideration equals one‑tenth of 1 percent (about one penny on $10), which the mayor said could fund roughly 10 police officers if implemented. Ralph told viewers she had earlier…
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