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Council creates public-safety sales tax fund to segregate revenue
Summary
On second reading the council approved Bill 3082-25 to create a dedicated Public Safety Sales Tax Fund, allowing separate accounting of revenues and expenditures collected under the public safety sales tax.
The Board of Aldermen approved the creation of a Public Safety Sales Tax Fund on second reading, advancing bill 3082-25 so the city can account separately for sales-tax revenue dedicated to public safety.
Alderman Atkins moved the ordinance creating the fund and the clerk called the roll; council members voted in favor and the ordinance was read into the record. The measure establishes a separate fund to track revenues and expenditures attributable to the public safety sales tax and will be overseen through twice-yearly reviews by the citizen Public Safety Sales Tax Review Committee, which the mayor later appointed during the meeting.
Council members said segregating the revenue will improve transparency for how public-safety sales tax receipts are used and enable the newly appointed committee to review spending. The appointments for the review committee were confirmed by roll call as the council concluded other business.
