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Owensboro votes to oppose proposed state takeover of occupational tax collection
Summary
The commission approved a municipal order opposing any legislation to centralize collection of local occupational taxes, citing concerns about lost audit capability, poor data transfer and harm to taxpayers who use in-person services.
The Owensboro City Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Municipal Order 1-2025 to register opposition to any legislation in the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly that would centralize collection of local occupational fees and taxes.
City Manager Nate Buckmeyer told the commission the occupational-license fee is the city’s largest revenue source — roughly one-third of the general fund — and said a bill filed in Frankfort would move collection responsibility to the state Treasury or a third party. “We collect that tax from our local taxpayers ourselves,” Buckmeyer…
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