The County Council last week unanimously approved placing a sales tax measure toward Public Safety needs on the November ballot.
If approved by voters, the levy would cost 2 cents per $10 purchase. It is estimated that the tax would cost the average resident less than a dollar a week. The revenue from the sales tax would be split, with 60% going to Snohomish County and the remaining 40% going to cities by population and depending on if they have enacted their own local sales tax. Over 50% of the funding would be used by the County for criminal justice purposes and the remaining for other public safety priorities.
— From press release
