Town of Selah, Ordinance No. 1

No. 633-July 16-1 Time

ORDINANCE NO. 1

AN ORDINANCE LEVYING A GENERAL PURPOSE MUNICIPAL EXCISE TAX OF 4% ON ALL SALES WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWN OF SELAH to the extent the sales are taxable UNDER THE OKLAHOMA SALES TAX CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY TOWN VOTERS; AND REPEALING ANY ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT.

ORDINANCE

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF SELAH, OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1. A general purpose municipal excise tax of four percent (4.0%) is hereby levied upon the gross proceeds or gross receipts derived from all sales within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Selah, Oklahoma to the extent such sales are taxable under the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code, 11 O.S. §1350, et seq., to be used for general purposes of the Town of Selah, Oklahoma.

SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPROVAL BY TOWN VOTERS REQUIRED. The provisions of Section 1 shall become effective from and after 12:00 A.M. on the 1st day of October, 2026, but only if this ordinance is approved prior to said date by a majority vote of the qualified, registered voters of the Town of Selah voting on such question at a Special Town Meeting to be held for that purpose.  If this Ordinance is not so approved by Town voters prior to October 1, 2026, then the provisions of Section 1 shall become null and void and of no force and effect whatever.

SECTION 3. All Ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.

PASSED by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Selah, Oklahoma, on the 13th day of July, 2026.

SIGNED by the Mayor of the Town of Selah, Oklahoma, on the 13th day of July, 2026.

/s/ Kathryn Burnley Wilson  

Mayor

ATTEST:

(SEAL)

/s/ Katelyn Cooper

Town Clerk