The PAR tax is a one-tenth of 1% sales tax on every purchase made in Tooele City. It is not a property tax. For every $10 spent in Tooele City, one penny of the sales tax goes towards the PAR fund. On $100, 10 cents goes to PAR.

PAR tax is used for capital improvements and operations of publicly owned and operated amenities such as parks, playing fields and courts, trails, playgrounds, and pavilions. It is also used to support municipal or non-profit organizations like youth groups, museums, theater groups, festivals, Fridays on Vine concerts, art classes and workshops, and arts councils.