The Laurie Board of Aldermen has approved drafting an ordinance that could place a tax increase question on the April 2019 election ballot.

The question will ask Laurie citizens to approve a 1/4-cent sales tax increase. The increase is estimated to have the potential to generate approximately $90,000 annually, with most of the money coming from tourists. The funds resulting from the sales tax increase would be directed toward the Laurie Police Department budget.

Use Tax 

The board also discussed collecting a Use Tax on out-of-state Internet sales. A Use Tax is a sales tax on purchases made outside the state of Missouri for taxable items that will be used, stored or consumed in Missouri and on which no tax was collected in the state of purchase. 

According to Alderman Herb Keck, the tax is already being charged, but he suspects Laurie is not receiving the income from the tax. He said he thought Gravois Mills might be collecting the Use Tax due to Laurie, since Laurie does not have a post office. "One hundred sixty Missouri cities have already passed a similar ordinance," Keck said, in favor of the collecting the Use Tax. "Including Camdenton, Sunrise Beach, Gravois Mills and Versailles."

The two ordinances will be read at the 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 board meeting at the Laurie City Hall.

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