Voters will now be able to decide whether to raise sales tax in the city to pay for public safety in the upcoming municipal election. The Shelby County Election Commission officially certified that ballot question at their headquarters in a scheduled meeting. It's the result of a long-time push by police and fire associations to gather signatures and get the issue in front of voters. Wednesday, Shelby County Election Commission leaders announced they had validated enough of the 140,000 signatures submitted in January for the issue to make its way to the October ballot. On Thursday, it became official.