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Pawnee County seeks voter authority to repurpose existing 1% sales tax for public safety
Summary
Pawnee County officials told the Kansas Assessment and Taxation Committee they want authority to ask voters to permit use of an existing 1% countywide sales tax for public safety as well as health care.
Pawnee County officials told the Kansas Assessment and Taxation Committee on Feb. 20 they want authority to ask local voters to allow county commissioners to use an existing 1% countywide retailer sales tax for public safety as well as health care.
Douglas McNett, appearing by WebEx with Commissioner Bob Ryan, said Pawnee County adopted a 1% sales tax in 2009 under statutory subsection b(5) that was dedicated to health care and the county used the revenue to support its critical access hospital. “This bill would…
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