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The amnesty program aims to bring business owners who haven't been paying city sales tax into compliance. The new finance director estimates that the city is only getting sales tax revenue from about a fifth of businesses.
The new "pay-what-you-can" model aims to make the gym more accessible to lower income people. The Bethel city council also introduced a new proposal to create a sales tax amnesty program.
What started as a straightforward city initiative has divided council members, rankled business owners, and tested the resolve of Bethel’s first finance director in years.
The ordinance proposed creating a short term amnesty program to eliminate fees, penalties, and some or all of the debt owed to the city by businesses that have not been paying sales tax revenue.
Health insurance companies want to avoid another influx of costly members during the latest special enrollment period and ahead of looming Medicaid redeterminations.