RESOLUTION# 2026 - 007

September 2, 2026

(Published in the Greeley County Republican

 on Wednesday, September 2, 2026)

RESOLUTION# 2026 - 007

A RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF TRIBUNE, KANSAS THE PROPOSITION OF LEVYING A ONE PERCENT (1.0%) RETAILERS’ SALES TAX IN THE CITY OF TRIBUNE, KANSAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELIEVING AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES IN THE CITY OF TRIBUNE, KANSAS. 

WHEREAS, K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., and amendments thereto, authorizes the Governing Body to submit to the qualified electors of the city the question of levying a retailers’ sales tax to be collected by the State Department of Revenue with revenue therefrom returned to this City; and

WHEREAS, the Governing Body of Unified Greeley County deems it in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Tribune that a special question should be submitted to the qualified electors of said City whether a city retailers’ sales tax should be levied in the amount of one percent (1%) for the purpose of generating additional revenue to relieve ad valorem property taxes in the City of Tribune, Kansas.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF UNIFIED GREELEY COUNTY, KANSAS, as follows:

Section 1. A special question election shall be held in the manner prescribed by law on the 3rd day of November, 2026, for the purposes of submitting to the qualified electors of the City of Tribune, the special question of levying a retailers’ sales tax in the City of Tribune, in the amount of one percent (1.0%), for the purpose of generating additional revenue to provide ad valorem property tax relief in the City, with such tax to take effect on the 1st day of April, 2027, if approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon, and to expire ten (10) years from the date the tax is first collected.

Section 2. If approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon, such tax shall be subject to all applicable state laws and administrative rules and regulations of the Kansas Department of Revenue.The services of the Kansas Department of Revenue shall be utilized to administer, enforce and collect such tax.

Section 3. The Unified Clerk and the County Election Officer shall cause notices to be published on this special question election, as provided by law.

IT IS SO RESOLVED by a majority vote of all members of the Board of Supervisors of Unified Greeley County, State of Kansas, on this 27th day of July, 2026.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF UNIFIED

GREELEY COUNTY, KANSAS

Steve Mangan, Chairman

Monty Moritz

Alan Waggoner

Stanley Shafer

Scott Steele

Attest: Jerri Young, Unified County Clerk

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