The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission voted unanimously Monday to seek an attorney general’s opinion on whether or not the commission has the authority, without legislative approval, to put a 4-mill ad valorem tax increase on the ballot for citizens of the county to decide.
The issue centers around two amendments passed by the Alabama Legislature in 1947. Both bills were sponsored by State Rep. Barnes Lovelace. One bill allowed most all counties to put a 4-mill hospital tax on the ballot and Rep. Lovelace had another bill that specifically gave Escambia County the right to vote on the tax. Bot...
