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City staff warns of likely state bill to centralize collection of occupational taxes; council urged to consider a resolution
Summary
City staff told the council that Kentucky legislators are expected to introduce a bill to centralize collection of local occupational license fees; staff recommended the council consider a resolution opposing the proposal and urged council members to contact legislators to protect local control and revenue used for essential services.
City staff warned the council a bill likely to be introduced in Frankfort would mandate centralized collection of local occupational license fees and urged council members to prepare a local-resolution response to preserve local control and revenue.
Josh Hunt said the Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) expects legislation to be introduced that would transfer collection of local occupational fees to the state…
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