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Dardenne Prairie council approves sending local use tax question to voters
Summary
The council approved Bill 2,563 to submit a local use tax proposition to the city’s voters; the ordinance was adopted as No. 2,398 and directs a ballot question matching the city's sales tax rate for certain out-of-state purchases.
The Board of Aldermen voted to place a local use tax question on the ballot, approving Bill 2,563 on Dec. 17.
City Attorney read the ordinance directing that a ballot proposition be submitted to qualified city voters to consider imposing a local use tax at the same rate as the city’s local sales tax for purchases from out-of-state vendors that exceed $2,000 in a calendar year. The board moved for a roll-call vote and the clerk recorded a majority in favor; the council declared Bill 2,563 adopted and assigned Ordinance No. 2,398.
Nut graf: The ballot measure, if adopted by voters, would allow the city to collect a use tax at the same rate as its local sales tax on certain large out-of-state purchases to align tax treatment between in-state and out-of-state transactions.
Council did not discuss estimated revenue or a campaign timeline during the meeting. The ordinance text and roll-call passage were recorded in the meeting transcript.
