Innsbrook has joined other local municipalities in placing a titling tax measure on the April 5 ballot. The titling tax imposes a local sales tax on the titling of motor vehicles, trailers, boats and …
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Innsbrook has joined other local municipalities in placing a titling tax measure on the April 5 ballot.The titling tax imposes a local sales tax on the titling of motor vehicles, trailers, boats and outboard motors that were purchased from a source other than a licensed Missouri dealer.Approval of the ballot measure will allow Innsbrook to continue receiving a tax it already collects and does not create a new tax.The ballot language could be confusing to voters. For Innsbrook to continue receiving revenue from the tax, voters must oppose the measure.Besides Innsbrook, Warrenton and Truesdale voters will also be voting on the titling tax measure.Innsbrook trustees voted 4-0 in support of placing the measure on the ballot at their last meeting Jan. 12. Trustee Tom Stevener was absent from the meeting.For months, Innsbrook officials had discussed the possibility of placing the issue in front of voters. Governments across the state must put the titling tax proposal on the ballot no later than November.Other news• The board voted 3-1 to purchase a QuickBooks payroll subscription for one year. The cost was estimated to be $273, Administrator Carla Heggemann said. Trustee Jerry Rust cast the lone dissenting vote.Heggemann proposed purchasing the subscription to handle tax forms and to save time on payroll and quarterly tax preparation. She estimated the annual cost to be $390 per year after the first year.In the previous four years, the village spent an average of $253 annually on accounting fees. Trustees agreed to purchase the subscription for one year and will review the subscription prior to renewal.• A form has been created allowing residents to make a formal complaint regarding the conduct of village employees and policies and procedures. The complaint form is available at the village hall or can be downloaded off the village’s website.• Eleven building permits were issued from October through December, raising the total to 53 for 2015, Heggemann reported.Innsbrook