Friday, September 03, 2010
Cabell County Commissioners Threaten To Sue
WEST VIRGINIA....
Cabell County commissioners Bob Bailey and Nancy Cartmill have indicated they would support a motion to sue the city of Huntington if its proposed 1 percent occupation tax is approved by the state's Municipal Home Rule Board, saying they both believe an occupation tax on those who work inside the city limits is prohibited by the West Virginia Constitution. Bailey and Cartmill say they want to wait until Commission President Scott Bias is present before voting on such an action. In 2002, after the weekly user fee was approved by Huntington City Council, the commission sued on the grounds that it was taxation without representation. But former Cabell Circuit Judge John Cummings later ruled it was a fee and could be imposed. Bailey says the occupation tax is clearly a tax, and employees involved need representation.
Cabell County commissioners Bob Bailey and Nancy Cartmill have indicated they would support a motion to sue the city of Huntington if its proposed 1 percent occupation tax is approved by the state's Municipal Home Rule Board, saying they both believe an occupation tax on those who work inside the city limits is prohibited by the West Virginia Constitution. Bailey and Cartmill say they want to wait until Commission President Scott Bias is present before voting on such an action. In 2002, after the weekly user fee was approved by Huntington City Council, the commission sued on the grounds that it was taxation without representation. But former Cabell Circuit Judge John Cummings later ruled it was a fee and could be imposed. Bailey says the occupation tax is clearly a tax, and employees involved need representation.
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