When Legislation Ignores Local Realities: S.B. 10 and Small Cities

When Legislation Ignores Local Realities: S.B. 10 and Small Cities

Civic Insights with David Billings Although the 89th Regular Session has ended, two special sessions have followed, and legislators continue debating bills with serious local consequence often without input from city officials who understand their real-world impact. A prime example is Senate Bill 10 89th (2) (S.B. 10). The House amendments would have lowered the voter-approval tax rate (VAR) multiplier and limited the public safety adjustment to…