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Resident asks about tax impact of new fire department; city staff points to 2027 budget packet, public health director highlights partnership benefits
Summary
A resident asked how forming a city fire department would change property taxes; City Administrator Adam said a precise per-property estimate was not available and pointed to the city's 2027 operating-budget packet, which includes a $1.6 million payroll estimate.
During the open forum at the June 9 Otsego City Council meeting, resident Vincent Peterson asked whether the council had an estimate of how creating the city's own fire department would affect property taxes.
City Administrator Adam replied that he did not have a property-tax impact calculation on hand and that any change would depend on individual property valuations. "I don't have the property tax impact offhand, and that would change depending on what the valuation of a home or a business is throughout the community," Adam said. He…
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