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Commission repeals Summit Plaza CID 1¢ sales tax; state revenue action expected
Summary
The Arkansas City Commission voted to repeal the Summit Plaza Community Improvement District sales tax; staff will notify the Kansas Department of Revenue, which may take about 90 days to remove the tax.
The Arkansas City Commission voted June 17 to repeal the 1-cent sales tax for the Summit Plaza Community Improvement District (CID), the district that covered Summit Plaza businesses including Westlake Hardware and a discount retailer within the shopping center.
City staff told the commission the city has paid the agreed-upon obligations for the CID and it is now appropriate to terminate the CID sales tax. The ordinance repeals Ordinance No. 3,502,438 and staff said the city will send the ordinance and a letter to the Kansas Department of Revenue for processing. Staff told commissioners the Department of Revenue typically requires about 90 days to remove the tax from collection.
Commissioners asked what would happen to any money that remains tied to the CID; staff said they would need to follow up with the Department of Revenue to determine that outcome. The repeal passed on a roll call with all commissioners recorded as voting yes.
The city cited Kansas statute in bringing the repeal; staff referenced KSA provisions governing CID sales taxes during the discussion. The city did not provide definitive details in the meeting about the disposition of any residual funds that may be associated with the CID; staff said they would find out and report back.
Votes at a glance: motion to repeal Ordinance No. 3,502,438 terminating the Summit Plaza CID sales tax — approved by roll call (Mayor Beeson and Commissioners Spielman, Stover, Tweedy and Warren voted yes).
