The Carl Junction City Council met in special session on Monday January 22, 2018 at 5:30 PM at City Hall. Mayor Mark Powers called the meeting to order with the following present: Don Marshall, Richard Zaccardelli, Roger Spencer, LaDonna Allen, Mike Burns and Randy Hutcheson. City Aldermen Bob Cook and Jeff Hammons were absent. Also present were City  Administrator Steve Lawver and City Clerk Maribeth Matney  AGENDA ORDINANCES  Richard Zaccardelli motioned to approve the agenda as presented. LaDonna. Allen seconded. All in favor. No opposed. Roger Spencer motioned to put' "ANORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARLJUNCTION, MISSOURI, IMPOSING. A USE' TAXI FOR GENERAL REVENUE PURPOSES ATTHE RATE OF TWO AND ONE-HALF PERCENT (2.5%). FOR STORING, USING OR CONSUMING WITHIN THE CITY ANY ARTICLE OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY PURSUANTTOTHE, AUTHORITY GRANTED BY AND SUBJECTTO1 THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 144.600 THROUGH 144.761 RSMO.; PROVIDING FOR' THE USE1 TAX' TO BE REPEALED, REDUCED ORI RAISED IN' THE SAME. AMOUNT. AS ANY CITY SALES TAX: ISI REPEALED, REDUCED OR RAISED; AND PROVIDING FOR SUBMISSION OF THE PROPOSALTO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY FOR' THEIR APPROVAL ATTHE GENERAL ELECTION CALLED AND TO BEI HELD INT THE CITY ON: 3RD) DAY OF APRIL, 2018" oni first reading by title only. LaDonna Allen seconded. Steve Lawver explained what al local use tax was and referred to the e-mail he gave everyone explainingi it. Ifsomething is bought you) pay as sales tax buti ifyoul buy something out ofstate, like on thei internet, you would paya uset tax. Itist the same rate as thes sales tax. Thel businesses use a GIS tol know ifyoul live inside or outside the city limits. Randy Hutcheson stated that wel have no ability to enforce it ifthet tax goes overt the $2000 limit. Steve said no that we would rely on the vendors to collect and remit to the city. He also stated that thel Mo DOR would handle the vendor part ofit. Mike Burns said that the last timei it was voted down. Steve said yes but not by much andi it was not explained very well. He stated that Webb City has passed it. It was asked what type oft benefit we would see. Steve said he does notl know and! has no information to try to determine how much. Mayor Powers stated that we have passed thet use tax on vehicles. There was more discussion on how this would work. Steve said the tax would be on Point of Purchase. Ifyou walki into a store you would pay their sales tax, but ifyou are atl home andi buy it online they you would pay our sales tax. Mike Burns motioned toj put it on second reading by title only. Don Marshall seconded. There was no discussion. LaDonna Allen motioned toj put it on final passage. Richard Zaccardelli seconded. Alli in favor. No opposed. Cook-absent, Marshall-y, Zaccardelli-y, Spencer-y, Allen-y Burns-y, Hammons-absent, Hutcheson-y. Motion on Ordinance #18-04 was approved by roll call vote, signed by thel Mayor, attested by the City Clerk and made aj part oft the permanent records of  the City of Carl Junction.  Stevel Lawver then reported to the council that Don Marshall was verbally andj physically attached the other day by ai resident. LaDonna Allen motioned to adjourn the meeting. Mike Burns seconded. Alli in favor. No opposed. Meeting adjourned at  Itl has been reported to the police department. Hej just wanted the council to be aware ofit.  ADJOURNMENT  5:50PM.  CITY/CLERK  MAYOR  Huyra  dhe