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Mount Vernon adopts 0.1% public-safety sales tax to fund criminal-justice needs
Summary
The council adopted ordinance 39-34 to impose a councilmanic 0.1% sales-and-use tax for criminal-justice/public-safety purposes, citing new state authority; officials said revenue can support public defenders, diversion programs and IOS; the motion passed Jan. 14.
The Mount Vernon City Council on Jan. 14 adopted ordinance 39-34, authorizing a councilmanic 0.1% sales-and-use tax to raise funds for criminal-justice and public-safety purposes under recently enacted state legislation.
City Attorney Kevin Rogers told the council the 2025 legislative session created two new funding options, including a…
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