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Atchison County commissioners adopt resolution to place dedicated 1% sales tax for EMS on Aug. 4, 2026 ballot
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution Nov. 25 to place a dedicated 1% countywide retailer sales tax on the Aug. 4, 2026 ballot to fund countywide emergency medical services. If approved, the tax would begin Jan. 1, 2027 and expire 10 years later.
Speaker 1 (presiding official) read and the board adopted a resolution Nov. 25 to submit to Atchison County voters a question asking whether to impose a dedicated 1% countywide retailer sales tax to finance countywide emergency medical services (EMS).
The resolution calls for a special election on Aug. 4, 2026. The ballot question as read by Speaker 1 states: “Shall Atchison County, Kansas be authorized to impose a dedicated 1% countywide retailer sales tax with all revenues to be derived therefrom to be retained by Atchison County and the revenues therefrom be used exclusively for financing countywide emergency medical services, EMS, including rescue operations, pursuant to…
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