A key step toward asking residents how they would feel about two possible tax measures was taken at Wednesday night’s meeting of the Westminster City Council.
What’s proposed – as a step toward achieving “financial stability” – is the city will spend $35,000 to hire an opinion research firm to conduct public opinion polling about an increase in the city’s transient occupancy tax – commonly known as “bed tax” charged to guests at hotels and motels – and initiate a tax on the sale of cannabis (marijuana-derived) products within the city.
What was before the council didn’t actually require a vote of the council. “This is within my spending authority,” said City Manager Christine Cordon, “so if you have any particular objections, this is the time.”…