Sunset Clause For FDL County Sales Tax Repealed
20 March 2019 News
The Fond du Lac County Board last night unanimously approved a resolution to repeal the sunset clause for the county’s half percent sales tax. The sales tax would have sunset at the conclusion of 2021 if the board hadn’t repealed the clause. Three members of the public spoke in favor of repealing the sunset date including Ripon City Alderman Doug Iverson, former County Board Supervisor Tom Dornbrook and Fond du Lac City Councilwoman Donna Richards. By a 22 to 1 vote the board also approved a resolution that will allow the county to begin sharing some of that sales tax revenue with municipalities across the county for property tax relief. That revenue sharing won’t begin until 2022 and how much will be shared has to be determined will be up to the board that is elected in April of next year. County Board Chairman Marty Farrell told the board that when it comes to budgets they can’t bind a future board to a budget decision.
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