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Council declines motion to raise Local Option Tax after request for more data
Summary
Councilmembers asked for projections comparing a 5% Local Option Tax with 2025 actuals and scheduled a workshop; a motion to raise the Local Option Tax to 2% failed on a unanimous roll-call NAY vote.
Councilmembers agreed they wanted detailed projections—including lodging and taxable-revenue estimates and comparisons to 2025 actual receipts—before deciding whether to increase the Local Option Tax. The council asked staff to produce figures and hold a workshop and town-hall meeting to present the data.
During the meeting, Councilmember Charlie Shutt moved to increase the Local Option Tax rate to 2%; Kelly Kilian seconded. The motion failed: the minutes record all listed council members as voting "NAYE." The council therefore did not change the Local Option Tax at the April 14 meeting.
