Kitsap County Commissioners Approve Mental Health Sales Tax

Circle Connections: Policy & Regulatory Updates Kitsap County commissioners voted unanimously Monday evening to institute a .01 percent sales tax for mental health and substance abuse programs. The ordinance goes into effect Jan. 1 and is expected to raise about $3 million per year. The commissioners' approval of the tax increase followed a pair of public hearings and many months of legwork by supporters. So far, 20 counties have implemented such a sales tax and all of them, with the exception of Spokane County, which put it out to a vote of the citizenry, were put into place by county . . .