Harold Stewart

A proposal to change the allocation of Minot’s first penny of sales tax to include public safety died on a tie vote Aug. 4.

However, it isn’t the last word. Council member Rob Fuller, who has been advocating for the change, said he will continue pushing to see it happen. Meanwhile, council member Paul Pitner directed staff to draft a resolution for a new half percent sales tax for public safety to be considered at a future council meeting.

City ordinance currently sets aside one penny of sales tax for flood control, 50%; capital improvements, 25%; flood control or economic development, 15%; and property tax relief, 10%.

At the July 21 meeting, Fuller had proposed using some of the allocation to support police and fire services while keeping flood control, although there

See Full Page