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Minot council deadlocks on proposal to redirect sales-tax penny to public safety
Summary
The Minot City Council debated a proposal to redirect an existing half-cent sales-tax increment to public safety funding. After lengthy debate over economic-development trade-offs and public input timing, a motion to adopt the staff27s Option 2 failed in a 3-3 tie; an earlier motion to table the item also failed.
The Minot City Council debated a draft ordinance on Aug. 4 that would dedicate a currently earmarked sales-tax penny to public safety programs, including police, fire, dispatch and related services. Supporters said the change would create a stable funding stream for front-line services; opponents said the reallocation would eliminate a voter-approved economic-development revenue stream without adequate public outreach.
The disagreement centered on Option 2 of a…
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