Spokane City Council Passes Public Safety Tax
A Public Safety Tax was passed during a Spokane City Council meeting on Wednesday.
Spokane, WA, October 14, 2026 —
A Public Safety Tax was passed during a Spokane City Council meeting on Wednesday, according to the available summary of the meeting. The summary identifies the measure and says it passed, but provides no further details about the council’s action.
The exact date of the Wednesday meeting was not provided. The summary also does not state how council members voted, whether the measure passed unanimously, or whether any members offered comments. The tax rate, the date it is scheduled to take effect and the process for collecting it were not specified.
Further details about the measure’s provisions are not available in the summary. It does not identify which public safety services or programs, if any, are intended to receive funding, nor does it give an estimate of how much revenue the tax could raise. The summary also does not name a sponsor or describe any discussion preceding the vote.
As a result, the reported action is limited to the council’s passage of a measure called the Public Safety Tax. Information about its terms, implementation and intended use of funds was not provided. No statements from council members or other officials were included in the summary.
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