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Senate approves amendment limiting taxing authority for police districts, requires city and county votes
Summary
The Senate adopted an amendment to SB131 that sets who must approve local police-district tax increases: a simple majority in each participating city and the county council, or if not unanimous, a two-thirds county-council majority plus city majorities; the amended bill passed unanimously and will move to the House.
The Utah Senate adopted a compromise amendment to legislation that structures taxing authority for interlocal police districts and then passed the bill unanimously.
Senator Bramble offered Amendment #3 (dated 02/24/2009), negotiated among Salt Lake County, the League of Cities and Towns, and affected cities. The amendment establishes a clear threshold for tax increases to fund a police district: if each…
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