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Willard board sends 0.5% police sales-tax measure to April 8, 2025 ballot
Summary
The Board approved a second-read ordinance placing a 0.5% local sales tax for public-safety/police purposes on the April 8, 2025 ballot. Staff corrected packet dates and confirmed the county approved ballot layout.
The Willard Board of Aldermen voted to place a half-percent (0.5%) local sales tax on the April 8, 2025 ballot to raise funds for public-safety and police department purposes.
Staff explained the agenda packet contained an earlier draft of the ballot language with incorrect dates; a corrected copy with the April 8 election date and a county submittal deadline (noted in the corrected materials) was distributed. Staff confirmed the Greene County office had reviewed and accepted the ballot layout and that the language would earmark receipts for public-safety purposes, meaning the funds would need to be spent in that category under the ordinance and ballot description.
During discussion, a board member asked whether the ballot language could create a situation where the city simply replaced existing budgeted police spending with the new sales-tax revenue; staff said the ballot language and ordinance earmarking make it enforceable and provide accountability. The motion to place the 0.5% sales tax on the April 2025 ballot was moved, seconded and approved.
The ordinance cites statutory authority (RSMO 94.51) for the ballot measure and staff said they will deliver the corrected ballot language to the county clerk by the stated deadline.
