Proposition -

Shall the registered voters of Pushmataha County, State of Oklahoma, approve a 1% sales tax upon the gross proceeds or gross receipts derived from all sales or services in Pushmataha County upon which a consumer's sales tax is levied by the State of Oklahoma, to be a permanent tax, effective April 1st, 2021. The proceeds shall be deposited in the Pushmataha County General Revenue fund, and designated and used for the following specific purposes and in the following specific percentage amounts: 1. 50% - Maintenance and Operation of the County Jail and for financing the Operation and Maintenance of the Sheriff of Pushmataha County. 2. 34% - County General Maintenance and Operation, which funds the Offices of Tax Assessor, County Clerk, County Treasurer, Court Clerk, Election Board, District Attorney, Sheriff; and for Maintenance and Operation and Equipment of County Roads. 3. 9% - OSU Extension Office. 4. 2% - Pushmataha County Fair Board. 5. 3.5% - Economic Development. 6. 1.5% - Emergency Management. This will be controlled by the Board of County Commissioners to better finance and support County Programs as necessity arises. This tax has been collected since April 1st, 1991 and is not a new tax.