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Council directs staff to end temporary 6¢ sales tax on June 30 if projected collections meet ballot amount
Summary
Councilors directed staff to plan to end the voter-approved temporary 6¢ sales tax on June 30, 2026 if collections match project costs; staff warned that Department of Revenue notification deadlines and possible collection timing could require adjustments.
City staff and councilors debated when to end a voter-approved temporary 6¢ sales tax that is dedicated to specific ballot projects. Speaker 7 summarized the program history: voters approved the 6¢ tax in November 2024 with projects totaling $18.2 million (reduced from an original $35 million plan). Collections began in April 2025; based on current collection patterns, staff projected the required funding would be collected by June 30, 2026 (about 15 months), although taxes collected in June may not reach the city until August.
"We do expect to receive the entire amount of this tax by…
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