PowerPoint Presentation

CIOSI
Potential Reduction or Elimination of Food Tax
November 8, 2022

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Scope
1) A history of the FFHC tax, effective date; any sunset 
provision.
2) Information on which other cities have a tax on FFHC.
3) The amount collected for FFHC for the past five fiscal 
years. 
4) The dollar amount of revenue lost for each .1% of a 
potential tax decrease.

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Scope
5) The amount of sales tax generated by Construction 
Contracting   for the past five fiscal years.
6) The amount of revenue generated by permitting fees for 
the past 5 fiscal years. 
7) An analysis of what impact a reduction in the tax rate on 
FFHC would have on the budget and how the city could 
make up for it.

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Steps
• Data collection
• Prepare Workshop with Council
• Prepare second Workshop on Council priorities for 
budget cuts
• Work with departments to determine budget cuts 
based on Council priorities

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Steps - continued
• Workshops with Council on budget cut options
• Public outreach
• Finalize budget cuts in a voting meeting

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Timeline and Level of Effort
• Estimated 27-31 weeks
• Estimated 762 Manhours
• Timeline would be significantly reduced if made 
part of the budget process, not a separate effort
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Staff research approximately 80 hours

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Questions/Consensus