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1. What was the result of the Proposition B vote on April 2, 2019?

On April 2, 2019, Brentwood voters approved Proposition B, an economic development sales tax to fully fund the Brentwood Bound plan, by a 3-to-1 margin. 

2. What is Proposition B?

Proposition B is a proposal for a one-half of one percent economic development sales tax in the City of Brentwood. The City plans to use the funds to pay for the Brentwood Bound plan.

3. What is an economic development sales tax?

Municipalities are authorized by state statute to implement a sales tax for economic development. 

• This sales tax must be used for economic development activities detailed in the statute.

  • This can include improving or building roads, sidewalks and other infrastructure, adding parks and trails and updating existing buildings and property if it will improve the community.

• The tax must be approved by the majority of voters. 

• The Board of Aldermen must vote to collect the tax and can suspend or repeal it any time.

• This sales tax does not authorize the City to incur additional debt; it only authorizes the City to collect a sales tax to produce revenue for economic development activities.

4. How will Proposition B funds be used?

The Board of Aldermen voted to restrict the use of the funds to the implementation of the Brentwood Bound plan.

5. How long will the city collect the economic development sales tax?

The City plans to collect the tax from January 1, 2020, through 2044.  

6. How much will the economic development sales tax cost an average shopper?

The one-half of one percent sales tax results in an additional nickel on a $10 purchase, or 50 cents on a $100 purchase.

7. How much revenue will be generated from the sales tax?

A one-half of one percent economic development sales tax is estimated to generate $3.2 million per year for the City of Brentwood.

8. Is there a sunset clause for the sales tax?

Yes, the City will stop collecting the sales tax by 2044.

9. Do sales tax rates impact where people shop?

Researchers at Kellogg Insight have found that, overall, sales tax rates are not noticeable enough to consumers to make them change their shopping behavior. Instead, consumers choose where to shop based on availability of goods, convenience, price and prior shopping experiences.

10. Who provides the majority of our sales tax revenue?

It is estimated that more than 75% of the tax revenue generated in the City of Brentwood comes from shoppers who do not live in Brentwood.

11. How will Brentwood Bound impact local property taxes?

The city does not assess a local property tax. The funding of Brentwood Bound will not change local property tax rates.

12. How did Proposition B appear on the ballot?

PROPOSITION B

Shall the City of Brentwood impose a sales tax of one-half of one percent for economic development purposes, including flood mitigation, transportation improvements, pedestrian greenways and economic revitalization, for a period not to exceed twenty-five years?

[ ] Yes [ ] No

If you are in favor of the question, place an “X” in the box opposite “Yes.”  If you are opposed to the question, place an “X” in the box opposite “No.”

13. When was the election?

Prop. B was on the ballot for the general municipal election on Tuesday, April 2, 2019.

14. How do I register to vote?

For voter registration information, contact the St. Louis County Election Board at 314.615.1800 or visit them online at https://www.stlouisco.com/Your-Government/Elections/Voter-Registration.

15. How can I vote absentee?

Registered voters may request that an absentee ballot be mailed to them via the St. Louis County Board of Election. To request an absentee ballot, contact the St. Louis County Election Board at 314.615.1800 or visit them online at www.stlouisco.com/yourgovernment/elections.