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Milwaukie council adopts new public‑safety fee; $7 residential, low‑income exemptions included
Summary
After a public hearing and council discussion, Milwaukie adopted a public‑safety fee to support behavioral health staff, patrol training and other public safety needs; rates set at $7 per residential account, $5 per multifamily unit and a $5–$50 tiered commercial scale with exemptions for participants in the city’s low‑income utility assistance.
The Milwaukie City Council approved a resolution adopting a new public‑safety fee to generate recurring local funding for the city’s public safety continuum of care. City Manager Emma Segor presented the proposal, which the council voted to adopt unanimously.
Segor said the fee is intended to stabilize funding for a mix of services the city considers core public safety functions — police response, behavioral health coordination, municipal court processing and safety at public facilities such as the library — and to allow more responsive, recurring local funding than a property‑tax measure, which the city said would take longer to implement. "I commit that we will transparently report on how every dollar that…
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