[Ord. No. 288 §2, 2-23-1976]
City sales tax at the rate of one percent (1%) on the receipts from the sale at retail of all tangible personal property or taxable services at retail within the City of Kearney, Missouri, is hereby imposed upon all sellers within the City of Kearney, Missouri, for the privilege of engaging in the business of selling tangible personal property or rendering taxable services at retail to the extent and in the manner provided by Sections 144.010 to 144.510, inclusive, RSMo., and the rules and regulations of the Director of Revenue of the State of Missouri issued pursuant thereto.
[Ord. No. 1365-2018, 4-16-2018]
A. 
With the approval on April 3, 2018, by a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon of the above-referenced question, the Board of Aldermen hereby authorizes the City to increase its general sales tax one percent (1%) until December 31, 2038, for the purpose of financing the costs of street and road improvements for the City, including, without limitation, the construction of a highway interchange at I-35 and 19th Street and related pedestrian highway crossing, roundabouts and connecting road improvements, until the earlier of December 31, 2038, or when the financing of such improvements has been paid in full.
B. 
The increase in the general sales tax shall be imposed upon all sales of metered water services, electricity, electrical current and natural, artificial or propane gas, wood, coal, or home heating oil for domestic use.
C. 
The increase in the general sales tax authorized herein shall continue to be imposed until December 31, 2038, as provided by the Act, by Sections 32.085 and 32.087, RSMo., as amended, and by all other applicable laws, and shall be used for the purposes hereinabove authorized.
[Ord. No. 714-96 §1, 11-18-1996]
A City sales tax for the purpose of funding capital improvements of one-half of one percent (0.5%) on the receipts from the sale at retail of all tangible personal property or taxable services at retail within the City of Kearney, Missouri, is hereby imposed upon all sellers within the City for the privilege of engaging in the business of selling tangible personal property or rendering taxable services at retail to the extent and in the manner provided by Sections 144.010 to 144.525, inclusive, RSMo., and the rules and regulations of the Director of Revenue of the State of Missouri issued pursuant thereto. All revenues received from such sales tax shall be used for funding capital improvements, including the operation and maintenance of capital improvements, as authorized by Section 94.577, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 460-87 §1, 3-19-1987]
A City sales tax for transportation purposes at the rate of one-half of one percent (0.5%) on the receipts from the sale at retail of all tangible personal property or taxable services at retail within the City of Kearney, Missouri, is hereby imposed upon all sellers within the City for the privilege of engaging in the business of selling tangible personal property or rendering taxable services at retail to the extent and in the manner provided by Sections 144.010 to 144.510, inclusive, RSMo., and the rules and regulations of the Director of Revenue of the State of Missouri issued pursuant thereto. All revenues received from such sales tax shall be used for transportation purposes, including construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance of roads within the City, as authorized by the Act.
[Ord. No. 1471-2021,[1] 8-16-2021; Ord. No. 1478-2021, 11-15-2021]
A. 
Pursuant to the authority granted by, and subject to, the provisions of Sections 144.600 through 144.761, RSMo., a use tax for general revenue purposes is imposed for the privilege of storing, using or consuming within the City any article of tangible personal property. This tax does not apply with respect to the storage, use or consumption of any article of tangible personal property purchased, produced or manufactured outside this State until the transportation of the article has finally come to rest within this City or until the article has become commingled with the general mass of property of this City.
B. 
The rate of the tax shall be equal to the total local sales tax in effect. If any City sales tax is repealed or the rate thereof is reduced or raised by voter approval, the City use tax rate also shall be deemed to be repealed, reduced or raised by the same action repealing, reducing or raising the City sales tax.
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Editor's Note: This tax was passed by a majority of the electorate on 11-2-2021.
[Ord. No. 361 §§1 — 3, 8-20-1979]
A. 
The municipal sales tax on all sales of metered water service, electricity, electrical current, natural, artificial or propane gas, wood, coal or home heating oil used for non-business, non-commercial or non-industrial purposes heretofore imposed within the corporate limits of this municipality is hereby reimposed.
B. 
The rate of taxation shall be, as heretofore, one percent (1%).
C. 
The City Clerk is hereby directed to provide copies of this Article to all of the utilities which provide service within the corporate limits of the City and to the Director of Revenue for the State of Missouri.
[Ord. No. 1510-2023, 1-3-2023[1]]
Pursuant to the authority granted by Article XIV, Section 2.6(5) of the Missouri Constitution a local City sales tax of three percent (3%) for general revenue purposes is imposed on the receipts from the sale of adult-use marijuana sold at retail within the City's corporate boundaries.
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Editor's Note: This tax was passed by a majority of the electorate on 4-4-2023.