Sedgwick County temporary 1% sales tax for ambulance service
Sedgwick County · Sedgwick County County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
SHALL SEDGWICK COUNTY TAXES BE INCREASED $467,000.00 ANNUALLY, (ESTIMATED FIRST YEAR DOLLAR INCREASE) BY LEVYING A TEMPORARY 1% SALES AND USE TAX THAT SHALL SUNSET FOUR YEARS AFTER ITS IMPLEMENTATION TO BE DEPOSITED INTO THE SEDGWICK COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FUND FOR SEDGWICK COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE AND SHALL SEDGWICK COUNTY BE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE, RETAIN AND SPEND IN THE YEAR 2027 AND EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR, ALL REVENUES, INCLUDING INVESTMENT INCOME IT RECEIVES FROM THIS NEW SALES AND USE TAX AND ITS MILL LEVY, AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHOUT LIMITATION OR CONDITION UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW; ALL PURSUANT TO AND AS FURTHER PROVIDED IN PROPOSAL AND THIS RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Sedgwick County Ballot Issue 1A would add a temporary 1% sales and use tax that ends four years after it starts, estimated to raise $467,000.00 in the first year. The money would go into the county emergency medical services fund for the Sedgwick County ambulance service. The county could keep and spend this revenue starting in 2027 without state revenue limits. A YES vote approves the tax. A NO vote means it is not added.
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