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Atchison County commissioners send dedicated 1% sales-tax question for EMS to Aug. 4, 2026 ballot
Summary
The Atchison County Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution to place a dedicated 1% countywide retailer sales tax on the Aug. 4, 2026 ballot to finance countywide emergency medical services; if approved it would begin Jan. 1, 2027 and run for 10 years.
The Atchison County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Nov. 25 to place a dedicated 1% countywide retailer sales tax question before voters on Aug. 4, 2026 to finance countywide emergency medical services.
During the meeting the chair read the resolution into the record, including the ballot language: “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,…
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