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Committee backs city attorney interpretation allowing staff labor on street sales‑tax projects
Summary
Audit & Finance Committee accepted the city attorney’s legal view that labor and materials directly related to street construction and maintenance are core project costs and not subject to an 8% operating‑expense cap in the transportation sales tax ordinance; the committee approved a motion to adopt that interpretation by voice vote.
City Attorney (legal opinion provided to the committee) told the Audit & Finance Committee that the ordinance authorizing the half‑cent transportation sales tax prohibits using more than 8% of annual revenues for operating expenses, but the term “operating expenses” is not defined in the ordinance. The attorney advised the committee that labor and materials directly used for construction, maintenance and repair of streets, sidewalks, curbs, bridges, culverts and traffic signals qualify as core transportation program…
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