LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A possible increase of the sales tax in Clark County made a surprise appearance on Tuesday’s commission meeting agenda, public records show.
Tick Segerblom, the county commission chairman, added the proposal to Tuesday’s meeting. Segerblom declined the 8 News Now Investigators request for an interview, replying electronically, saying, “I don’t want to discuss it publicly – I don’t know what other board members think.”
In 2019, the state legislature gave each county the authority to raise its respective sales tax by one-quarter of 1%. As such, Clark County raised its sales tax half of that amount .0125% in January 2020, prior to the onset of COVID-19. This increase, should it meet with the commission’s approval, would account for the other half of the authorized increase – from 8.375% to 8.5%.
At the time, 8 News Now reported the 2020 increase would net $54 million in revenue for the county. Marilyn Kirkpatrick, councilwoman of District B, supported the 2020 increase.