Salem council places income tax on ballot

SALEM — Mayor Jerry Wolford said he will form committees and talk to people to promote a half-percent income tax increase that will appear on the November ballot.

Council passed the ordinance during a special council meeting Wednesday night that originally ended in a tie.

Council President Tod A. Mumpire broke the tie to pass it.

Mumpire said he approved the measure “so voters could vote on it.”

Councilman Earl A. Schory II opposed the proposal, saying, “Salem city voters are not stupid. People see it as a game.”

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