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Council directs staff to draft 0.25% education sales tax ordinance for USD 420 bond question
Summary
Osage City Council voted 5-3 to direct staff to draft an ordinance placing a 0.25% Education Sales Tax for USD 420 (to fund school building improvements and an early childhood center) on the November 2026 ballot.
USD 420 Superintendent Ted Hessong addressed the council about a proposed bond to fund building improvements and construction of an early childhood center and explained the ballot process to add a special sales tax.
On a motion by Councilmember Joe Ryan, seconded by Jeff Tice, council directed staff to draft an ordinance proposing a 0.25% Education Sales Tax for placement on the November 2026 ballot. The roll call was recorded and the motion carried 5–3. Council members who voted against the motion stated reservations during the discussion; the transcript records the vote tally but does not include a formal ordinance text at this meeting.
Staff was directed to prepare the ordinance language and the required procedural steps for placing the tax question before voters; no ordinance was enacted at this meeting.
