ORDINANCE NO. 260610
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Sponsor: Committee of Petitioners
Enacting a new Section 68.475, continuing a 3/8 % city bus sales tax for an additional period of 40-years (upon its expiration in 2033) and enacting a new 1/4 cent capital improvement sales tax for 40-years (beginning 1/1/2026) for the purpose of benefiting the City under the guidance of the City Council, pursuant to Sections 94.600 through 94.655 RSMo., providing for the submission of this ordinance to the qualified voters of the city for their approval at the next election date that may be provided by law, authorizing the City Clerk to notify the responsible election authorities of this election; authorizing and directing the City Clerk to notify the Missouri Director of Revenue if the proposal is approved by voters, and recognizing this ordinance to be an emergency measure.
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WHEREAS, Sections 94.600 through 94.655, Revised Statutes of Missouri (RSMo.) authorize a sales tax for transportation purposes of up to 1 /2% and which the proposed ordinance does not exceed; and
WHEREAS, Section 94.575 through 94.577, RSMO. authorize a sales tax for capital improvements for up to 1/2%, and the City currently uses 50% of that authorization for police and safety purposes, leaving a 1/4-cent sales tax available for other capital improvement uses; and
WHEREAS, no sales tax ordinance shall be effective until it is submitted to the qualified voters of Kansas City and approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting; and
WHEREAS, voters approved (in 2023) extending (for 10-years) a 3/8-cent sales tax for the City's bus system; and
WHEREAS, a committee of petitioners has submitted an initiative petition seeking to enact an ordinance that would continue an existing sales tax and enact a new sales tax for the purpose of constructing, operating, and maintaining certain capital improvements as more fully described in this ordinance; and
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