The Liberty City Council has identified increasing funding for public safety to help with staffing, recruitment, retention as a priority. Council members and staff have worked for several years to obtain State authorization to put a Public Safety Sales Tax on the ballot for Liberty voters to consider. With the 98th General Assembly 2016 approval of Senate Bill 732 and the governor’s signing of the bill in August 2016, the City gained that authorization.
On January 23, the Liberty City Council unanimously voted to place a ½-cent Public Safety Sales Tax on the April 4, 2017 ballot.