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Muskogee council approves amended ordinance to impose 0.5% city excise tax; staff says polling-place changes are housekeeping
Summary
The City of Muskogee City Council approved Amended Ordinance No. 42-63A to levy a one-half of 1% city excise tax on sales taxable under the Oklahoma sales tax code, effective Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2033. City staff described related polling-place changes as a housekeeping matter. The ordinance passed on a unanimous roll call vote.
The City of Muskogee City Council approved Amended Ordinance No. 42-63A to impose a city excise tax of one-half of 1% on sales taxable under the Oklahoma sales tax code, to take effect Oct. 1, 2025, and terminate Sept. 30, 2033.
City staff told the council the measure is largely housekeeping and that the related agenda actions change which polling places will be closed for the election. "This is simply a house keeping matter. There was some redistricting of the polls until we had to switch which polls were being closed and which ones were remaining open," said Miss Bodenhamer, a City staff member, as she moved approval of the first item tied to the election and related polling-place changes. After discussion on the ordinance, Miss Boghammer, a City staff member, told the council the second item was also a housekeeping change, "the same type of change that we had in the resolution above calling for the election. We are simply changing the polling places that are being closed."
The ordinance text presented to the council specifies that the excise tax will be levied in addition to any other excise taxes already in force, apply to gross proceeds or gross receipts derived from all sales taxable under the Oklahoma sales tax code, and direct proceeds to fund capital expenditures and related debt service. The ordinance lists uses including streets, utilities, public safety and community facilities, and incorporates certain provisions of prior city ordinances while providing for severability and cumulative application of the city's taxing provisions.
Council action on both items was by motion, second and roll-call vote. The roll call recorded affirmative votes from Councilor Mike Brawley; Councilor Tom Martindale; Councilor Dan Hall; Councilor Shirley Hilton Flannery; Councilor Tracy Hughes; and Mayor Patrick Kale. The tally was unanimous and the clerk announced the items passed.
No amendments to the ordinance were recorded in the meeting transcript, and no follow-up tasks, deadlines or additional reporting requirements were stated on the record during the discussion provided. Staff characterized the polling-place changes as housekeeping related to redistricting; the transcript does not specify which individual polling locations were altered.
The council adjourned after the votes.
