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Sedalia council sustains mayor's veto; fails to override Bill No. 2025-7
Summary
The Sedalia City Council voted against overriding Mayor Dawson's veto of Bill No. 2025-7, which would have placed a sales-tax measure on the April ballot. The motion to override failed on a 0-7 roll call (one member absent). Councilmembers who spoke said the tax as presented was not the right approach.
The Sedalia City Council on Jan. 27, 2025, failed to override Mayor Dawson's veto of Bill No. 2025-7, which proposed placing a sales-tax measure on the April ballot; the roll call showed seven votes against overriding and one member absent, so the veto stands and the bill does not become law.
Mayor Dawson entered written objections into the council record and summarized them at the start of the special session, saying the concerns included an added financial burden on Sedalia residents and businesses, the use of the Washington Street Bridge project as justification when, the mayor said, the bridge project was already moving forward, and the need to explore alternative funding strategies before imposing a new tax.
The mayor's objections led Council to reconsider Bill No. 2025-7 under the council's rules and the provisions cited in the meeting as…
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