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St. Marys formalizes 0.5% income-tax increase after election; council suspends rules to adopt ordinance
Summary
Following voter approval, St. Marys City Council moved to adopt an ordinance implementing an additional 0.5% income tax, voted to suspend rules and passed the ordinance for it to take effect by July 1, per staff.
The St. Marys City Council on a regular meeting read and adopted an ordinance to implement a half-percent income-tax increase that voters approved in a recent election, and council members voted to suspend the rules and pass the measure so it could take effect by July 1.
City counsel explained the ordinance implements the voter-approved measure by levying an additional income tax “at the rate of one-half of one percent in addition to the 1% revenue being levied and collected,” establishes filing and withholding duties, and notes violations may constitute misdemeanors under the city’s enforcement provisions. Counsel said the levy was certified by the election and that the ordinance must be placed into effect by July 1.
Council moved to suspend the rules for immediate consideration; members voted “all yeses” to suspend and then voted to adopt the ordinance. The action followed standard post-election codification of an approved ballot measure rather than a new policy debate.
