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Jeffersontown council fails first-reading motion on insurance-tax draft; schedules finance committee
Summary
The Jeffersontown City Council voted 5-3 against advancing the mayor's preferred draft (draft 2) for a proposed insurance-related tax measure at first reading and set a finance-committee meeting and a recessed council session to produce a recommendation before a potential second reading.
The Jeffersontown City Council on Tuesday failed a first-reading motion to advance what the mayor had called the preferred option (draft 2) for a proposed tax change tied to insurance, with the motion failing by a 5-3 vote.
The vote came after council members debated two competing draft versions that differed on whether the change would apply only to health insurance or would apply to a broader insurance base with an added 2 percent levy. Council members said they had not reached a consensus in earlier committee work and that the finance committee had not issued a recommendation before the meeting.
Why it matters: Council members said they wanted clearer numbers and time to discuss trade-offs before committing to a tax change. Officials said the broader 2 percent addition to insurance…
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