 The County Commission approved an educational sales tax by a 3–2 vote in October 2004.This was implemented In January 2005, as a 1% sales tax to support funding for construction of needed education facilities.This additional 1% has resulted in some county municipalities, such as Fairfield, to have sales tax rates as high as 10%, while other municipalities and incorporated communities had an increase in their total sales tax rate from 8% to 9%.