CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Montgomery County Government and CMCSS are looking for a way forward following news that the City of Clarksville is looking to recapture around $3.5 million in recurring money paid and distributed to the school system in local option sales taxes.
While speaking on the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System’s new fiscal year operating budget, County Mayor Wes Golden said the county spoke with City Mayor Joe Pitts last week about the city’s plans to scale back the local option sales tax that goes to CMCSS.
“This was put into place years ago and voted on by referendum, and it was put in place for teachers’ salaries,” Golden said at Tuesday’s CMCSS budget hearing. “They’re going to try and claw that back, because he says it’s over the bare minimum of what cities can do. From my understanding, the historical part of it, when we consolidated the school system, the city opted to give more of their local option sales tax, so that they are contributing to the school system…