The Dalton City Council voted 3-0 Monday to approve an agreement with the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners to split Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) revenues over the next 10 years.
Council member Dick Lowrey was absent, and Mayor David Pennington votes only in the event of a tie.
The agreement, which the two sides hammered out Friday, calls for Dalton to receive 32 percent of LOST revenues in 2013, with that share rising 1 percent every other year to 36 percent in 2021. Whitfield County will get 64.851 percent in 2013, with that share dropping to 60.457 percent in 2021. The rest will be divided among the county’s other three cities.
State law requires cities and counties to renegotiate their LOST agreements every 10 years after the results of the latest census are in.
The LOST currently brings in about $17.2 million a year, and under the current LOST agreement negotiated 10 years ago the county receives 83.24 percent and Dalton gets 14.93 percent, with the rest divided among the other cities.
Board of Commissioners Chairman Mike Babb said Monday afternoon commissioners plan to vote on the agreement when they meet Monday.
Council members also voted 3-0 to:
• Amend a contract with Kirkman Architects for design services for planned trails on Mount Rachel. The new contract calls for the firm to also oversee construction on that project and raises the compensation by $4,500 to $23,300.
• Renew the employee assistance contract with Aetna for one year for $1.79 per month per employee. The employee assistance program provides city employees with access to mental health and professional assistance.
The council also recognized Oct. 14 to Oct. 20 as National Business Women’s Week and Oct. 21 to Oct. 27 as Friends of the Library Week.
Local News
October 16, 2012
Dalton council approves tax deal
- Local News
-
-
McNeills, Mohawk honored for historic preservation
Randy Beckler, center, president of the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society, hands this year’s Historic Preservation Award to Jan and Mickey McNeil on Sunday at the Old Spring Place Methodist Church. (Misty Watson/The Daily Citizen)
SPRING PLACE — Mickey and Jan McNeill found their dream home in Murray County in 1984 when they moved to North Georgia.
Continued ... - Warning signs: Technology speeds disaster alerts, response
- Area
- Flash flooding reported
- ‘It was a brutal time’
- Sweet Pea Tea
- Former Varnell manager resigned as council members questioned credit card use
- ‘You aren’t alone’
- Murray sheriff’s office warns against scam
- Free summer lunches for youth to start June 3
- Restaurant report card — Whitfield County
- Dalton’s Espitia named Gates Millennium Scholarship winner
- May 18, 2013
- ‘D’ is for Dominant
- J.R. Martinez to be grand marshal of D.C. parade
- Instructor posts bond
-
Raw: Rescue Workers Search Oklahoma School
Raw: Witness Describes Scene After Okla. Tornado
Raw: Aftermath of Massive Tornado in Oklahoma
Raw: House Burns After Massive Oklahoma Tornado
Raw: Tornado on the Ground in Oklahoma
Split-second Choice Ended With NY Student Dead
White House Backs 'Shield Law' for Media
Wave of Attacks Kills Scores in Iraq
Pug Life on Display at Wisconsin Festival
Company Promises to Make All Snail Mail Digital
Analyst: Tumblr Fills Void in Yahoo's Offerings
Commuters Face Delays After Conn. Train Accident
Raw: Swarm of Tornadoes Slams Plains
Raw: Fierce Bombing in Qusair, Syria
RAW: TV Staff Take Cover From Tornado
Raw: Accused US Spy Reportedly Leaves Russia
AP CEO: Records Seizure 'Unconstitutional'
Fatal Hot Air Balloon Accident in Turkey
Tornadoes, Storms Strike Midwest
'Babyland': Camp Lejeune's Toxic Legacy?
