Campbell County Penny Power: Your Pennies at Work

The One Percent Sales Tax (Penny Power) was first passed by the voters of Campbell County in 1976. In the 4o-plus years the tax has been in place it has been used to support projects such as:

  • County Road Maintenance & Pavement Management
  • Emergency & Safety Equipment
  • Senior Citizens Programs
  • Youth Programs & Equipment
  • Capital Facilities Maintenance & Repair
  • Human Services & External Service Providers
  • Solid Waste Operations
  • Economic Development
  • District Support Grants
  • Capital Replacement Reserve
  • Public School Security Measures
  • Veterans Services

Penny Power Tax 2022

Campbell County, the City of Gillette and the Town of Wright, have contracted the Campbell County Chamber of Commerce to complete the 2022 Citizen's Survey for the One Percent Tax. The survey will be mailed out to all registered voters in Campbell County and will be collected until September 16, 2022. After the deadline, the Chamber of Commerce will compile the results which will be shared on this page.  

Penny Power Citizen Surveys

  1. 2022 Penny Power Survey
  2. 2018 Penny Power Citizens Survey Results
  3. 2014 Penny Power Citizen Survey Results
  1. 2010 Penny Power Citizen Survey Results
  2. 2006 Penny Power Citizen Survey Results

Campbell County One Percent Resolutions

  1. 2022 Commissioners One Percent Resolution 2039
  2. 2018 Commissioners One Percent Tax Resolution
  3. 2014 Commissioners One Percent Tax Res 1838
  4. 2010 Commissioners One Percent Tax Res 1715
  1. 2006 Commissioners One Percent Tax Res 1575
  2. 2002 Commissioners One Percent Tax Res 1434
  3. 1998 Commissioners One Percent Tax Res 1169
  1. 1994 Commissioners One Percent Tax Res 883
  2. 1990 Commissioners One Percent Tax Res 667
  3. 1988 Commissioners One Percent Tax Res 518
2019 to 2022 (Year to Date) distribution of One Percent Tax
One Percent Spending Categories Approved in 2018 Money Spent
County Road Maintenance
 $1,121,031.10
Emergency & Safety Equipment Including Fire $5,016,533.03
Veterans Services $27,589.73
Public School Security $1,612,646.23
Senior Citizens $1,394,468.35
District Support Grants $473,386.33
Solid Waste Operations $953,110.76
Gillette College $2,084,028.00
Youth Programs & Equipment $906,362.07
Human Services & External Service Providers including Substance Abuse $4,509,670.44
Capital Facilities Maintenance & Repair $3,630,090.39
Capital Replacement Reserve $3,573,806.24
Beautification & Bike Path Project Development $227,167.61
Total Amount Spent for 2019 to 2022 (ytd) $25,529,890.28

Campbell County Penny Power Spending Graph 2019 to 2022 (Year to Date)

2019 to 2022 (YTD)

Wyoming Statutes 39-15-203 through 39-15-204, established by the Wyoming Legislature, outline how the Penny Power tax can be imposed, as well as the limitations of the tax.

Penny Power Election Results since 1976

Year For Ballot Measure
 Against Ballot Measure
 Total Votes Cast
 % Passed
1976 2,708 2,213 Not Available
 Not Available
1978 3,232 1,506 Not Available
 Not Available
1980
 4,355 3,307 Not Available
Not Available
1982 4,773 2,375 Not Available
 Not Available
1984 6,141 3,910 Not Available
Not Available
1986 5,475
 3,131
 Not Available
 Not Available
1988 6,345 2,788 9,326 69%
1990 6,554 1,840 8,752 71%
1994 8,452 2,509 11,140 77%
1998 6,146
 2,285 8,646 73%
2002 6,824 3,221 10,403 66%
2006 7,627 3,254 11,081 70%
2010 7,590 3,618 11,464 66%
2014 6,352 4,347 10,824 59%
2018 8,068 4,870 12,938
 62%

Additional Information and Resources

One Percent Funding Acknowledgement

  1. One Percent Funds Acknowledgement Guidelines
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