A motion brought forth to repeal a payroll tax before it went to voters failed during Monday's Salem City Council meeting. The failure means the issue will be on the ballot in a special election this November.
West Salem’s two representatives on the City Council defended their vote July 10 that helped pass a new wage tax to close the city’s budget deficit. The vote came after
The Oregon Business & Industry, a statewide chamber of commerce and trade association, launched an effort on Friday to refer Salem's recently adopted payroll tax to voters.