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‘Fix Camas’ petition deemed insufficient by the county
Do you have guidance on how a city can establish a new fund and examples of relevant ordinances? We would like to establish separate funds to track revenues/expenses associated with some new grants.
The city imposes a utility tax of 6%. I’ve been advised that this is the maximum we can impose without voter authorization. Is that correct?
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