Dateline: December 6, 2001

Aldermen tax leased cars   

Roger Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

The Clarendon Board of Aldermen met in regular session November 27 in the Board Room of City Hall.

Mark White was sworn in to fill the vacant term of Alderman Smiley Johnson, who moved to Canadian recently.

Levying ad valorem taxes on leased vehicles was discussed. Most aldermen agreed that not taxing leased vehicles while taxing owned vehicles was an inequitable situation that was unfair to those citizens paying the tax.

A motion was made and seconded to pass Ordinance 339 to tax leased motor vehicles. Aldermen Michael Tibbets, Billy Jack Land, Mac Stavenhagen, and White voted yes. Alderman Bob Watson voted against the measure.