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Council signals support for 1/10% sales-tax measure to fund Asotin County 911 communications
Summary
Presenters asked the council to place a 1/10% sales-tax measure on the ballot to fund Asotin County 911 communications infrastructure; presenters emphasized it is a sales tax, not a property tax, and the council indicated support.
Monte Renzelman, Shawn Balzer and Noel Harding asked the Asotin City Council on April 28 to place a countywide sales-tax measure on the ballot to fund 911 communications infrastructure. They proposed a 1/10% tax (one-tenth of one cent) and emphasized repeatedly that the proposal is a sales tax, not a property tax.
Councilmembers expressed agreement with the request during the meeting. The presentation did not include a detailed funding plan or projected revenue estimate; presenters and council members agreed to pursue the matter further, and no formal ballot-placement action was recorded at the meeting. The request was presented during the council’s added agenda item for communications, which the council approved by motion earlier in the session.
