Ozark County Law Enforcement sales tax increase passes

Ozark County voters have passed an additional half-cent sales tax to benefit the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department, bringing the total amount of sales tax revenue into the department to 1 cent for every $1 spent inside Ozark County.  

The measure was passed by a vote of 2,398 (65.45 percent) yes to 1,266 (34.55 percent) no during Tuesday’s General Election.

The unofficial election results, released Tuesday night by Ozark County Clerk Brian Wise, indicated that an unexpectedly high 51.24 percent  of the registered voters in Ozark County cast their ballot in the election (3,739 ballots of 7,297 voters). Wise had expected around 37 percent, he said last week. 

We'll have more details, including precinct vote totals of the Ozark County law enforcement sales tax measure, in next week's Times. 

Ozark County Times

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