Home Rule

 Had it pointed out to me that if the electorate fails to pass a home rule ordinance this fall, any future taxes the city might want to implement would have to be passed by a referendum. That would mean that, I think, the city council could not amend the sales tax ordinance to keep the Saluki Way tax on the books. Instead, the tax would expire unless a referendum was passed keeping it in place.

Why talk about this now?  Because people need to be discussing it now, rather than a few months before the tax expires. I still remember when the CCHS box tax was due to expire. There was little discussion of it in the months before the expiration and the night council voted to amend the ordinance to keep the tax in place, there were only about 3 people in the audience.