Marion Mayor Appoints Members to Local Option Sales Tax Oversight Committee

The city of Marion is filling seats on a new volunteer committee that will help oversee that collected tax money is being properly spent.

The local option sales tax or LOST oversight committee’s job is to work with the city staff and make periodic reports to the city council about the city’s use of local option sales tax funds and make sure it complies with the ballot language voters approved.

The tax generates about $4.4 million per year and will expire in 2014 if voters don't extend the fund, said Lon Pluckhahn, Marion city manager.

Marion Mayor Allen "Snooks" Bouska is appointing the following people to the local option sales tax oversight committee.

Here are the appointees:

Deb Callahan, 2680 Newcastle Road, LOST Oversight Committee.

Kevin Carlson, 3410 Cottonwood Lane, LOST Oversight Committee.

Jon Fitch, 1175 Valley Park Street, LOST Oversight Committee.

Dwight Hogan, 1565 7th Avenue, LOST Oversight Committee.

Raylin Nevland, 1405 49th Street, LOST Oversight Committee.

John Sklarsky, 1035 Dry Creek Lane, LOST Oversight Committee.

Deb Washburn, 1010 Dry Creek Lane, LOST Oversight Committee.