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Supervisors direct staff to continue exploring a possible 1% local sales tax to shore up county budget
Summary
Board members discussed placing a potential additional 1% county sales tax on a future ballot to address long-term budget gaps and service reductions and asked staff to return with more analysis and outreach plans.
Trinity County supervisors on Jan. 21 directed staff to continue exploring a possible local sales tax increase — discussed at levels up to 1% — to address structural budget shortfalls that county officials say threaten services including emergency response, road maintenance and public health programs.
County Administrative Officer and staff framed the discussion by citing ongoing fiscal pressures, the county’s dependence on one-time funds in recent years and examples from other Northern California counties that have placed local sales-tax measures on the ballot. Staff said a 1% county sales tax would be the largest single local revenue source available and…
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