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Plumas County supervisors vote to place 1% transactions tax on June ballot to shore up county budget
Summary
The Plumas County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Jan. 6 to place a time-limited 1% transactions and use tax on the June 2, 2026 ballot, estimating about $3 million annually to address structural budget gaps and recruitment/retention pressures for county staff.
Plumas County’s Board of Supervisors voted Jan. 6 to place a 1% countywide transactions and use tax before voters on the June 2, 2026 consolidated ballot.
Board members said the measure is intended as a temporary revenue source to address persistent structural budget deficits driven largely by rising employee wages and benefits. The board’s memo estimated preliminary revenue of about $3,000,000 annually from the 1% increase.
“About a dollar on every $100 that you spend,” the board chair said in explaining the measure’s effect and why the county is seeking additional ongoing…
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