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Tax resolution on county agenda
The Woodward County Commission is expected to act on an agreement Monday with the Oklahoma Tax Commission for administration of the county’s sales tax increase resolution that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2010.
Proceeds from the sales tax increase are earmarked to pay for the new county jail.
Cost of the new jail is estimated at $10 million, and the sales tax increase will pay it off over a 10-year period.
The county currently has a sales tax in effect in the amount of two-tenths of a cent. The new sales tax will raise that amount by five-eighths of a cent to .825 of a cent until the jail is paid off.
After the detention center is paid for, the sales tax will revert to four-tenths of a cent, of which two-tenths will be used to pay for maintenance, operation and salaries for the new jail.
The remaining two-tenths of a cent will continue to pay for other county programs.
The county commission will also act on an agreement with the Oklahoma Tax Commission reinstating existing taxes.
In other business, a resolution will be acted on to assess a 50-cent per month fee to customers who use voice over Internet protocol systems, according to Shaun Barnett, Woodward County E-911 coordinator.
Commissioners will also act on an application from Quinlan Community Rural Water District No. 1 for a grant from the Oklahoma Economic Development Authority for 2010 and on monthly reports of county officers, according to the county’s agenda.
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