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Vice President Reese proposes 10% levy plus stadium sales-tax subsidy; motion fails to get a second
Summary
Vice President Reese proposed placing a 10% children's services levy (item 6) on the ballot and suggested using a portion of stadium sales-tax revenue to subsidize homeowner cost; his motion was not seconded and therefore did not advance to a vote.
Vice President Reese argued for prioritizing homeowner affordability while still funding children’s services, proposing item number 6 (a 10% levy increase) paired with a partial reallocation of stadium sales-tax revenue to reduce the burden on property owners.
Reese sharply criticized prior stadium and bingo deals as messaging errors and said his approach would allow the county to protect frontline services without overtaxing homeowners. He urged creative use of revenue buckets, saying, “It does not legally have to be in just that 1 bucket,” and urged the board to "cut the billionaires" rather than reduce public safety or the sheriff’s budget. Reese made a formal motion to place item 6 on the ballot; the chair asked for a second and none was offered, so the motion did not proceed to a roll-call vote.
