City of Moses Lake Proposition 1: 0.1% public safety sales tax

Official plain English statement

The City of Moses Lake provides public safety and related services to its residents and businesses through its own, fully-staffed, police department. The City has identified a need to retain and provide dedicated police officers to keep up with the rising population within the City and increasing calls for service. In order to pay for public safety expenses, including maintaining current staffing levels and increasing law enforcement costs generally, the City Council has approved a Public Safety Sales Tax ballot measure. If approved by voters, the City would impose a 0.1% sales tax on retail sales within the City that would be paid by all retail sales consumers, including non-residents. New sales tax revenue would pay costs associated with: providing public safety services; paying public safety operations, maintenance and capital; providing for law enforcement staffing and retention; and providing other public safety operations and services authorized by RCW 82.14.450. If this measure is approved, the additional 0.1% sales tax would generate approximately $1.2 million dollars in 2027.