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Dickinson commissioners discuss placing 1% public safety sales tax on 2026 ballot
Summary
City staff outlined a proposed 1% public safety sales tax and commissioners discussed placing a resolution on the June 2026 ballot to fund police, fire and EMS needs; no resolution was formally adopted at the Sept. 2 meeting.
Dickinson City Administrator Dossinger presented a proposed 1% public safety sales tax and asked commissioners for guidance on whether to place a resolution on the June 2026 ballot.
The proposal would add a 1% public safety tax on retail sales in Dickinson. Dossinger told the commission that, at 1%, “we're right around approximately about $7,000,000,” and that the draft allocation would send 80% of revenues to the city for public safety personnel, equipment, facilities, technology and capital improvements and 20% to Stark County for…
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