Commission votes on local legislation, kicks off anti-littering campaign
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Daniel Dye / The Herald

Elmore County commissioners, from left, Mach Daugherty, Troy Stubbs, Bart Mercer and Earl Reeves stand behind signs promoting an anti-litter campaign that is expected to roll out in the coming weeks at locations throughout the county.

The Elmore County Commission unanimously voted Monday evening to approve a 15% levelized lodging tax and to give the county sheriff the ability to sell legal firearms to licensed gun dealers in Alabama.

“We do not have the authority to impose our own lodging tax (in Elmore County),” commission chairman Troy Stubbs said. “This is just the beginning. We will have to advertise it for the required amount of time. Then it will be filed in the state legislature and hopefully be filed as a local bill.”