Good Hope council approves Back-to-School sales tax holiday through October 2029

The Good Hope City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 004-2026 at its Feb. 9, 2026 regular meeting, establishing a Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday for the third weekend in July and setting the ordinance to expire in October 2029.

The council first voted to suspend the rules for reading Ordinance No. 004-2026 after a motion by Council Member Eric Phillips and a second from Council Member Susan Eller, a procedural step that the council approved by a unanimous roll call. Mayor Jerry Bartlett then moved to approve the ordinance; Council Member Greg Brown seconded. The council’s roll call recorded unanimous "yea" votes and the motion was approved. Present and voting were Mayor Jerry Bartlett and Council Members Billy Brown, Eric Phillips, Susan Eller and Greg Brown; Council Member Taft Dillashaw was absent.

The minutes record the ordinance’s effective span (third weekend in July) and its expiration month (October 2029) but do not specify which goods or dollar limits, if any, will qualify for the sales tax holiday. The minutes also do not list an effective adoption date beyond the council’s recorded action. Implementation details, including which retail items will be exempt and when the ordinance is due to take effect administratively, were not specified in the minutes.

Ordinance No. 004-2026 was adopted by unanimous vote at the Feb. 9 meeting; the council then continued with the agenda and adjourned at 6:55 p.m.