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Belton council sends measure to April ballot to remove sunset on 0.25% fire sales tax
Summary
The Belton City Council approved a second reading of Bill 2025-4 to ask voters on April 8, 2025, whether to eliminate the 20-year sunset on a quarter-cent sales tax dedicated to fire and emergency services; council voted unanimously to advance the ordinance.
The Belton City Council voted unanimously to approve the second reading of Bill 2025-4, sending to the April 8, 2025, general municipal election a ballot measure that would remove the 20-year termination provision on the city's 0.25% sales tax dedicated to fire and emergency services.
The measure would "eliminate the termination provision and continue the imposition" of the quarter-cent sales tax, pursuant to section 94-510 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, and direct the city clerk to provide notice of the election, according to the ordinance text read at the meeting.
City Manager (unnamed) told the council the tax has generated roughly $1.7 million in recent…
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