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Council approves July back-to-school sales tax holiday for city sales tax
Summary
A city ordinance exempting certain items from city sales tax for a back-to-school holiday was introduced and advanced by unanimous consent for July 18–20, 2025.
The Auburn City Council approved an ordinance to implement a city-level back-to-school sales tax holiday for Friday, July 18 through Sunday, July 20, 2025.
The item was introduced and advanced by unanimous consent at the May 20 meeting. As presented, the ordinance would exempt certain items from the city sales tax during the specified holiday period. The council moved for unanimous consent to consider and pass the ordinance that evening; a roll call was requested and the motion proceeded with no recorded opposition in the meeting transcript.
No state statute or specific list of exempt items was cited during the council discussion on the record; the ordinance language and any exemptions will be available in the final ordinance text filed with the clerk.
