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Council advances draft public safety sales tax ordinance to second reading; estimated proceeds $450,000
Summary
The City Council moved draft ordinance 25-053 to a second reading on Oct. 9 after first reading on Oct. 2, advancing a 0.1% public safety sales tax estimated to yield about $450,000 annually to fund criminal-justice and public-safety purposes.
The Des Moines City Council Committee of the Whole held a first reading on Oct. 2 of draft ordinance 25‑053 to impose a 0.1 percentage‑point public safety sales tax and voted to advance the ordinance to a second reading at the Oct. 9 regular meeting.
Jeff Friend presented the ordinance background and statutory requirements, noting the law (House Bill 2015) creates a local councilmanic sales and use tax for criminal‑justice purposes and a separate grant program for law‑enforcement hiring and training. Friend said the city already receives state criminal‑justice sales tax…
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