(KNZA)--Doniphan County voters will decide during the August 2 primary election if a one percent countywide retailers' sales tax should be imposed to fund a countywide ambulance service.
The Doniphan County Commission Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution placing the special question on the ballot.
County Attorney Charles Baskins presented the resolution to commissioners for their approval.
The county currently has two ambulance services, one based in Troy and the other in Highland.
Faced with staffing challenges, increasing operating costs and aging equipment, a committee recommended the formation of a countywide ambulance service.
The Commission also Tuesday adopted a charter resolution, presented by Baskins, that would expand the boundaries of Doniphan County Ambulance District #1 to a countywide district.
The resolution must be published for three consecutive weeks in the official county newspaper and will take effect 60 days after the final publication unless a valid protest petition is filed.
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