NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF BALLOT TITLE

NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF BALLOT TITLE

Notice is hereby given that a ballot title for measure 34-270 referred by the King City Council to qualified voters at the November 8, 2016 General Election has been filed with the Elections Office of the City of King City on September 7, 2016. An elector may file a petition for review of this ballot title at the Washington County Circuit Court no later than 5:00 p.m., September 17, 2016. The ballot title is as follows:

CAPTION: A Retail Sales Tax on Recreational Marijuana

QUESTION: Shall King City impose a three percent tax on the sale of recreational marijuana items in the city by a licensed marijuana dealer.

SUMMARY: This measure would approve a King City ordinance imposing a three percent tax on the sale of marijuana items in the city by a licensed marijuana retailer. The tax would be collected at the point of sale and remitted by the marijuana retailer. The measure also includes provisions regarding collection, administration and enforcement of the tax. There are no restrictions on how the city may use revenues generated by this tax.
Publish 09/15/2016. TT12203