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Raymore council sends 0.25% public-safety sales tax to April ballot after sunset amendment fails
Summary
The Raymore City Council voted Jan. 13 to place a quarter‑percent public safety sales tax measure on the April 8, 2025 ballot; a proposed 20‑year sunset amendment failed 2–6 before the council approved the measure for voter consideration by an 8–0 vote.
The Raymore City Council on Jan. 13 approved on second reading Ordinance Bill 3937 to submit a public‑safety sales tax for voter consideration at the April 8, 2025 municipal election. The ordinance would impose a city sales tax at a rate of one quarter of one percent (0.25%), with revenues "solely dedicated" to hiring, paying, equipping and training police officers, as stated in the ordinance language read at the meeting.
Councilmember Serco urged the council to place the measure before voters and described the tax as a mechanism to keep the department competitive for recruitment and retention. "This bill ... said that the tax would…
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