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Grand Junction eliminates sales-tax vendor fee; council cites state alignment and budget considerations
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 52-90 to eliminate the city's sales-tax vendor fee to align with a statewide change. Staff said the fiscal impact was included in the recently approved budget; business representatives warned small firms and restaurants will feel the loss.
Grand Junction City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to eliminate the local vendor’s fee that vendors retain when remitting sales tax, adopting Ordinance No. 52-90 on final passage.
City staff said the change aligns local code with a state policy that goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2026, and that the city has consistently aligned with state sales-and-use tax laws for predictability. Jay Valentine, presenting the ordinance, explained the fee was originally intended to offset administrative costs when many businesses used paper systems;…
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