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Mayor urges ‘shop local’ as Auburn leaders outline sales-tax reliance and small-business support
Summary
Mayor Kelly Davis and city officials told an Auburn town hall the city depends heavily on sales tax for day-to-day services, described how the city retains roughly 1% of a typical 7.25% sales-tax receipt, and outlined grants and tactics to convert visitors into local customers.
Mayor Kelly Davis told a packed Economic Development Committee town hall that Auburn’s choices at the cash register matter for funding core services and keeping businesses viable.
At the meeting, Davis and city staff described the scale of local government spending and where tax dollars go. Davis said the city’s overall operating budget is roughly $32 million and that taxes — including sales and property tax — fund a large share of the general fund. "$19,000,000, the blue, taxes," Davis said, adding that sales tax is the most flexible local revenue.
City Manager Sean Rabay explained how sales tax works in Auburn: the total…
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