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Marion County court refers ordinance to continue 0.5% jail, law-enforcement sales tax to quorum court
Summary
The Marion County court voted to refer an ordinance to continue a 0.5% sales and use tax for jail and law-enforcement purposes to the quorum court for legal review and ballot-language checks; attorneys will review whether Arkansas statute language must be added to the ballot title.
Marion County officials voted on Oct. 12 to refer an ordinance that would continue a 0.5% sales and use tax for jail and law-enforcement purposes to the quorum court for further review and to finalize ballot language.
The referral sends two ordinance drafts to the quorum court and law firm for legal review ahead of the court meeting set for May 13, with county leaders stressing that the proposed measure would not raise the county's overall sales tax rate. "This does not raise any more sales tax rate on them. This just transfers that over," the presiding officer said during the…
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