The Town of Camp Verde will implement a 3 percent tax on food starting Monday, Dec. 1.
The measure comes after a 4-3 vote by the Town Council at its Sept. 17 meeting.
Mayor Charlie German and council members Jessie Jones, Robin Whatley and Bruce George voted for the tax.
Vice Mayor Jackie Baker and council members Carol German and Bradford Gordon voted against it.
The move doesn’t technically impose a new tax, it just removes an exemption on sales taxes for groceries that had been in place.
The town currently charges no tax on food, a practice that differs from neighboring communities.
According to a report from the town’s finance department, a
3 percent tax on food could bring in an estimated $350,000 to $450,000 in additional revenue a year.
To read the full story, see the Wednesday, Sept. 24, edition of The Camp Verde Journal.
