Bartlesville’s new sales tax rate went into effect Jan. 1 after voters gave a thumbs-up to a four-tenths of a cent increase for City operations last October. The new local rate brings the overall sales tax in Bartlesville to 8.9 percent.
The increase is expected to generate an additional $2 million annually for the city’s general fund, which provides funding for 18 of the city’s 22 departments — including the two largest, police and fire.
Plans for the funds include:
- Three additional firefighters
- Five additional police officers
- Two additional public safety workers
- Ten additional road crew workers
- Capital improvements such as equipment, drainage improvements, parks and street repairs
The City will begin receiving revenue generated by the increase in March and April.
For inquiries about the new rate or remitting sales tax, contact the City of Bartlesville’s Accounting and Finance Department at 918-338-4212 or the Oklahoma Tax Commission at 405-521-3160.