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City staff ask Capitol offices to draft bill that would raise Sauk Centre sales-tax cap
Summary
City staff reported outreach to Senator Torrey Westrom and Representative Mary Fransen to draft legislation to raise the maximum sales tax the City of Sauk Centre may collect; the draft will be submitted to the Capitol in the coming weeks, and no council vote was recorded.
City staff reported they had contacted the offices of Senator Torrey Westrom and Representative Mary Fransen to request a draft bill that would amend the City of Sauk Centre's sales tax by raising the maximum amount the city is allowed to collect. The minutes state the draft will be sent to the Capitol in the coming weeks; no ordinance or formal council action was recorded at the meeting.
Why this matters: raising the statutory maximum for a local sales tax would be a legislative change that could enable future local revenue measures; at this stage the council has only requested drafting assistance from state legislative offices. The minutes do not provide a proposed rate, revenue estimate, or timetable for a local referendum (if required).
Next steps: staff will forward the draft bill to the Capitol and further council consideration would be required before the city could adopt any new local sales tax.
