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Supervisors debate using cannabis business tax to fund department operations, agree to track spending
Summary
Board grappled April 22 over how to honor advisory Measure AJ and spend cannabis business tax (Measure AI). After extensive public comment and internal debate, staff will track and report cannabis tax allocations and the board signaled support for covering the Mendocino Cannabis Department’s operating costs from cannabis tax revenue for now.
MENDOCINO COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors debated at length April 22 how to interpret voter guidance on spending the county’s cannabis business tax (Measure AI) and whether tax proceeds should primarily fund cannabis regulation enforcement, mental health, road repair and fire services—the four priorities included in advisory Measure AJ.
During a sometimes pointed discussion, supervisors and members of the public said they were concerned about the county’s historical practice of routing cannabis tax receipts to the general fund without transparent tracking…
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