Dent County Treasurer Denita Williams gave her report on sales tax revenues at Monday’s county commission meeting at the courthouse.
Tax revenues are down, due in part to the Missouri Department of Revenue’s change in tax entities collecting taxes for Dent County.
General Sales Tax
YTD 2021 - $531,867.63 - that’s $249,585.45 less than the same period last year, which is 31.9% less.
Sept. 2021 - $99,016.85 compared to $112,462.35 from Sept. 2020.
Law Enforcement Sales Tax
YTD 2021 - $531,664.99 – that’s $249,588.40 less than the same period last year, which is 31.95% less.
Sept. 2021 - $99,016.99 compared to $112,462.43 from Sept. 2020.
Road and Bridge Sales Tax
YTD - $233,928.80 – that’s $133.853.63 less than the same period last year, which is 36.4% less.
Sept. 2021 - $47,551.25 compared to $54,404.38 from Sept. 2020.
New Jail Operation Sales Tax
YTD - $467,764.74 – that’s $267,441.70 less than the same period last year, which is 36.4% less.
Sept. 2021 $95,107.93 compared to $108,811.98 from Sept. 2020.
New Jail Tax Trust Sales Tax
YTD - $467,764.41 – that’s $267,441.95 less than the same period last year, which is 36.4% less.
Sept. 2021 – 95,107.89 compared to $108,811.96 from Sept. 2020.
Also at the meeting:
• District One Commissioner Wes Mobray reported that grading will be done on 5610 and rock will be hauled to county road 4210, where bridge repairs have begun; the bridge is expected to be out for three weeks or so, according to Mobray.
• District Two Commissioner Gary Larson reported that he has crews grading and hauling material to 3350 and brush hauled from along 3305. He also reported that grader #31 and tractor #9 are being serviced.
• Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles reported that he attended a Missouri Regional Planning Commission meeting and will soon attend their annual dinner at Linn Tech. MRPC is in the process of setting up a time to discuss ARPA with their attorney on retainer Travis Elliot. He will also be at an Ozark Rivers Solid Waste District meeting where they will review grant applications. He will also attend a regional economic development meeting spearheaded by Economic Development Director Sally Burbridge at Echo Bluff Sept. 14 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• County Clerk Angie Curley reported that she attended the annual County Clerk’s meeting hosted in Howell County, where she was selected to be chairman of the South Central County Clerks which includes 13 counties. Curley also mentioned that the County Clerk’s Association signed a resolution to keep the April election, citing numerous difficulties that combining the issues from April onto the November ballot, including ballot length, style and an increased overall cost to counties. Skiles said that he was pleased to hear that county clerks have created an official stance on the position and he expects the County Commissioners Association of Missouri to do the same soon.
“I think the legislators pushing it don’t understand the gravity of this issue. It just sounds appealing to them,” said Skiles. “It’s a lot more complicated than legislators realize.”
As of yet, there is no bill currently sporting such a change, but rhetoric in Jefferson City suggests that it may be added to a bill in the Missouri House or Senate next legislative session.
