Parks and Recreation Sales Tax Election

At a glance

  • What: a 0.25% dedicated parks and recreation sales tax and the mail-ballot election on it.
  • Where it stands: the Council approved Ordinance STE-3543 on 2026-11-02, calling a mail-ballot special election for 2027-03-02. The City's summary records the vote as 9-3, with Council Members Beck, Newlin and Payne against.
  • Next: The election on 2027-03-02.

Details

  • Discussed by the Committee of the Whole on 2026-09-28 and 2026-10-05 (the 2026-10-05 outcome was not read) and forwarded on 2026-11-02.
  • The tally is given only as the City's summary of actions states it; that summary is not the official minutes.

Sources

Log

2026-09-28 - Committee of the Whole

  • Dedicated parks sales tax on the agenda.

2026-10-05 - Committee of the Whole

  • Continued from 2026-09-28; outcome not read.

2026-11-02 - Committee of the Whole

  • Ordinance STE-3543 on the agenda; forwarded to the Council.

2026-11-02 - City Council

  • Ordinance STE-3543 approved 9-3 per the City's summary.