It will be up to Truesdale voters to decide if the city should continue receiving a titling tax on some purchases made out of state.The ballot measure will allow the city to receive a tax it is already collecting and does not create a new tax.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.Aldermen, at their last meeting Jan. 13, voted unanimously in support of placing the ballot measure on the April 5 ballot.The ballot measure is confusing, city officials noted. In order for the city to continue receiving revenue from the titling tax, voters must oppose the measure.If the tax is discontinued, Truesdale would lose approximately $1,333.82 in sales tax revenue annually, according to Administrator/City Clerk Mary Lou Rainwater. Also, automobile dealers in the city would face a disadvantage to non-Missouri dealers.The titling tax measure will also be decided by voters in Warrenton in April. Innsbrook officials have also discussed placing the issue on the ballot. Governments across the state must put the titling tax proposal on the ballot no later than November.In other news• Service for water and sewer customers will be immediately disconnected upon the city receiving a returned check that had been used to pay a delinquent bill. The board voted 4-0 in favor of a revised policy dealing with the issue. The customer will be responsible for paying the returned check fee, the reconnection fee and the full water bill, including the past due and current amounts.In the past, a customer was not responsible for additional charges if a check was written to pay a delinquent bill to prevent disconnection and it was later returned.• The board issued a variance to Creekside Place Church to allow a modular unit to be placed on the west side of the facility. The addition will provide extra meeting space and will have electricity, air conditioning and heat, but no water or sewer. The variance will not transfer to a new property owner in the event the property is sold.• A discussion was held on whether or not to allow police officer Casey Doyle to take home the police car. Alderman Stanley Brookshier suggested the idea in hopes of the move leading to a faster response time during an emergency call. If another officer is on duty, the car would be made available for use.The board will revisit the proposal at its next meeting.• An ordinance authorizing a demolition contract between the city and Mick Mehler and Sons, Inc., was unanimously approved. The city recently awarded a demolition bid to the Silex company for $39,320. A time line for the project is unknown until the final paperwork is approved.• The city will pay $4,500 to Lewis-Bade, Inc., for engineering work related to the North Water Street waterline extension project. The board also agreed to spend $250 in materials for a bulletin board that will be constructed outside of city hall as part of a Eagle Scout project by Cordell Bachamp.Truesdale