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Layton council approves sending RAM tax renewal question to county; council asks for data and wording change
Summary
The council approved staff’s request to forward intent to the Davis County Commission to place a Recreation, Arts, Museum and Parks (RAM) tax reapproval question on the ballot. Council members asked for a review of RAM outcomes and requested removal of a reference to 'operations' from the resolution to follow municipal ordinance.
Layton City staff asked the council to authorize submission of the city’s intent to the Davis County Commission to include an opinion question in this year’s election on reauthorizing the Recreation, Arts, Museum and Parks sales tax (commonly called the RAM or RAMP tax). The tax is a voter‑approved 0.1 percent sales‑tax designation that must be reapproved by voters every 10 years under state statute, staff said.
Why this matters: staff and council members said the levy has funded parks, recreation, museum and arts projects in Layton for the last decade and produces roughly $2 million a year in…
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