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Council agrees to join joint resolution to place 1% specific-purpose excise tax on special-election ballot
Summary
Council discussed and signaled support for Resolution 202515 to place a 1% specific-purpose excise tax proposition on the Nov. 4, 2025 special-election ballot; municipalities agreed to identical ballot language and to cover their share of special-election costs (their share cited as $1,900).
Council members discussed Resolution 202515, a joint resolution to place a 1% specific-purpose excise tax proposition on the special-election ballot on Nov. 4, 2025. The chair said the town had already passed its local resolution and that the joint resolution must use identical language across participating municipalities.
Members said one neighboring municipality (the Valley/Mountain View jurisdiction) expressed concern about moving quickly; the chair said Mount View’s mayor had called and explained their reluctance but that the council was prepared to proceed. Council members raised the procedural point that each municipality must use the same ballot language so voters are presented identically across jurisdictions.
Council discussed the cost of holding a special election. The chair said the town’s estimated share of the special-election cost would have been about $1,900; participants confirmed that the municipalities would cover their apportionment and that the city of Medicine (referenced in discussion) would absorb its bill.
The transcript indicates participants agreed to move forward with the joint resolution language and to cover election costs; the meeting did not record a formal recorded roll-call vote in the text provided.
