Thurston County Treatment Sales Tax
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In December, 2008, the Thurston
County Board of Commissioners, voted, as allowed
by state statute RCW 82.14.460, to impose a 1/10
of 1 percent sales tax to provide funding for
enhanced and expanded chemical dependency and
mental health treatment services and for
therapeutic courts. Thurston County Ordinance
#14138 was effective January 1, 2009; taxes were
collected beginning April 1, 2009 and tax funds
began to be disbursed as of July 1, 2009. The
Ordinance is currently set to expire on December
31, 2016. The Treatment Sales Tax currently realizes $4,000,000 in sales tax revenues annually. Funds are used to pay for chemical dependency and mental health treatment services in the jail (including work release), for coordination and support of seven therapeutic courts in Thurston County, and for outpatient mental health and chemical dependency treatment services for adults and juveniles currently involved in the criminal justice system or at very high risk of criminal involvement. Services are provided by both county staff and community service providers under contract with the County. The Treatment Sales Tax oversight is provided by the County Board of Commissioners. Services funded by the tax are required to collect data on types of services provided, number of people served and the outcomes (impacts) of the provision of those services. The Board of County Commissioners receives valuable information regarding community needs, suggested uses for Treatment Sales Tax (TST) revenues and review of the effectiveness of TST-funded services from a forty member Community Review Committee. If you are seeking additional information regarding the Treatment Sales Tax in Thurston County, please contact Kristie Vessey at (360) 754-3355, extension 6219. |
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Thurston County Treatment Sales Tax - Overview State RCW 82.14.460 Legislation Providing for Treatment Sales Tax Ordinance 14138 Approving 1/10 of 1% Tax Community Review Committee Charter Treatment Sales Tax Mission, Intent and Guiding Principles Diagram Thurston County Treatment Sales Tax Implementation Plan 06-15-09 FINAL Thurston Treatment Tax Action Plan final 10-28 Thurston County Therapeutic Courts Treatment Sales Tax (Fund #1180) 2011 Treatment Sales Tax Budget - Adopted Treatment Sales Tax Evaluation Summary Report, Calendar Year 2010 |
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