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Hopkinsville council approves lower occupational license tax after mayor breaks 6-6 tie
Summary
After prolonged debate over reserves and bond payments, the Hopkinsville City Council approved Ordinance 32-2025 to set the occupational license tax at 1.3% following a 6-6 tie that Mayor James R. Knight Jr. resolved with a tie-breaking vote.
Hopkinsville — The Hopkinsville City Council voted to set the city’s occupational license tax at 1.3% on Nov. 4, approving Ordinance 32-2025 after a 6-6 split that required Mayor James R. Knight Jr. to cast the deciding vote.
Council members debated the change at length, raising concerns about the city’s unassigned fund balance, pending bond payments and whether a smaller cut to the proposed rate should preserve funds for economic development and public-safety projects. An amendment to raise the proposal to 1.35% was offered and…
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