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Columbiana council approves wording change to sales-tax ordinance; general sales tax set at 5%
Summary
The Columbiana City Council voted to amend Ordinance 10-25-03 to add language required by the Alabama Department of Revenue clarifying the definition of food (citing 7 U.S.C. §2011). Council members voted to increase the sales tax on other items to 5% as reflected in the amended ordinance.
Columbiana’s City Council voted to amend its sales-tax ordinance to align the city code with a requirement from the Alabama Department of Revenue and to set the sales tax on non-grocery items at 5%. Mayor Mary Davis introduced the amendment and read the required paragraph specifying that the city’s definition of food follow 7 U.S.C. §2011, the federal definition used for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
The change amends Ordinance 10-25-03 by inserting language clarifying that “for…
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