Board keeps cannabis tax as proposed after vote; one supervisor dissents citing budget reliance

The Board voted to approve item 6, the ordinance pertaining to cannabis taxation, after supervisors debated budget implications and timing.

Supervisor Moreno said she conceptually supports keeping the cannabis tax at a lower rate but could not change the county's budget mid‑year because the current budget had assumed the higher rate. "Because we've already budgeted on the 8% and that then changes our budget removing revenue, I'm not willing to do that this year," she said.

Supervisor Gibson moved to approve the item; a roll call vote recorded three votes in favor and one recorded no from Supervisor Moreno, with the chair also voting yes, and the motion passed. The transcript does not show the exact ordinance language in full; the public comment period included calls both to lower the tax and to maintain current revenues for roads.