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Pelham council unanimously adopts resolution opposing Alabama SB 304, citing revenue risk
Summary
The City of Pelham Council unanimously approved a resolution March 30 opposing Alabama SB 304, saying the bill would force municipalities to exclude out-of-jurisdiction gross receipts from business-license calculations and could reduce local revenue; staff estimated a Pelham scenario loss of about $15,000 and cited statewide municipal loss estimates of $500,000–$750,000.
The City of Pelham Council unanimously adopted a resolution March 30 opposing Alabama Senate Bill 304 and urged the state legislature to delay further action while municipalities study the measure’s impact.
City Manager (unnamed in the transcript) told the council the bill “prohibits a municipality from including gross receipts generated outside of the municipality’s jurisdiction when calculating business license assessments,” and said the League of Municipalities has opposed the measure because of its possible effect on municipal operations. The manager said staff were asking the council to pursue outreach to committee members and to have the mayor or an appointed designee appear at the committee hearing.
Jamie Wagner, Pelham’s finance director, told the council the legislation is being framed on the House and Senate floors as addressing “double taxation,”…
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