Council May Delay Vote on Tax Increase
The City-County Council may delay tomorrow’s committee vote on the Mayor’s proposed public safety tax increase. Council Vice President Joanne Sanders says there is a possibility the Administration and Finance Committee may delay voting for the 65-percent tax increase. Sanders says they discussed delaying the vote tonight. Sanders says there is a question as to whether the Governor has the legal authority to extend the deadline for counties to use the local option income tax to for homestead property tax credits and whether that extension would apply to Marion County’s public safety tax. It’s unclear whether the recent protests, including today’s where at least a thousand people showed up to protest property taxes, is having any effect on that decision.
If the Committee does delay a vote, the Council could either reschedule another committee meeting or take it up at the July 23 meeting as a committee of the whole. Councilors will likely meet shortly before tomorrow’s meeting and decide whether to delay the vote.
