County auditors brief council on multiple fire-rate options and implementation challenges

Oct 7, 2026

Auditor Jackie Schumann told the council that cities and towns favor a uniform countywide rate but the Department of Revenue/DLGF and payroll systems raise technical barriers to implementing multiple municipal rates; the DLGF report is due Nov. 2.

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Auditor Jackie Schumann presented scenarios for a countywide fire (LIT) rate and for differing municipal rates and explained technical and administrative challenges for implementing multiple rates across Allen County.

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