Butler
County Quarter-Cent Sales Tax For
Public Safety
On November
24th, 2009, Butler County voters will be asked to
approve a quarter-cent sales tax for a public safety
communications system. The Butler County Commission
is using the mail-in ballot election to ask citizens
how they would like to pay for the new and upgraded
communications system.
Approval of the ΒΌ cent sales tax will generate 1.5
million dollars yearly. The sales tax revenue will
then be used to pay for the estimated 12.9 million
dollar expense of the new communications system.
Butler County will issue debt and the sales tax will
be used to pay off the debt. The collection of sales
tax will begin April 1, 2010 and expire 10 years after its commencement.
Alternatively the County would be forced to fund the
new communications with an increase on property
taxes. This means
you
get to decide how this money will be collected; by a
1/4 cent sales tax where everyone pays for it, or a
3 mil levy in increased property taxes where only
property owners pay the tax.
How Will This Affect Me?
The $1.5 million in county
funds generated annually by the sales tax would:
(click on
the links below for that page)
Build a New County-wide Radio System
Provide an
Integrated Mobile Data Option
Convert the Current
Paging System
Project
fact Sheet
Questions & Answers
Radio Systems Cost
View Emergency Communications Message
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