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Summit County Council signals cancellation of Truth in Taxation hearings if emergency services sales tax is certified
Summary
County staff told council the emergency services sales tax would generate roughly $7 million in a partial first year and about $162017 million on a full year; council signaled consensus to not notice Truth in Taxation hearings if the tax is certified at canvass, and asked staff to publicly state that decision.
Summit County staff briefed the council on a newly available emergency services sales tax and council members gave clear direction to cancel the county—s Truth in Taxation public hearings this year if the sales tax is certified.
County budget staff presented revenue modeling showing that a countywide sales-and-use tax targeted at visitor impacts — allowed by statute at up to 1% and recently made available to third-class counties — would produce roughly $7 million in the partial first year after implementation and about…
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