Mayor Ron Littlefield said Tuesday he wanted to see the city and county sales tax agreement expire and then craft a completely new plan.
“I will not recommend we renew it,” Littlefield said.
The comments came after the City Council met Tuesday in a two-hour budget session where they talked extensively about the sales-tax agreement, which is set to expire on June 30. Records show there could be an additional $10.5 million coming into city coffers annually if the agreement expires.
Littlefield said he thinks an entirely new plan is needed to address changes in the county and city since the agreement was first made in 1965.
County Mayor Jim Coppinger said he disagreed.