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Commission adopts hold-harmless agreement for certain City of Cleveland annexations, drawing debate over long-term fire-tax losses
Summary
The commission adopted a resolution to hold the county harmless for fire tax revenue lost from specific annexations for roughly three years; the vote was 11-2 with commissioners Gilbert and Thompson opposed amid concerns about future revenue erosion.
The Bradley County Commission voted 11-2 on a resolution to accept the city–county fire-tax committee’s recommendation and adopt a hold-harmless approach for certain annexations by the City of Cleveland, insulating the county’s fire-tax receipts tied to those parcels for an initial period described on the record as three years. Commissioner Hughes moved the measure and Commissioner Winters seconded it.
Commissioners discussed the limited scope of the agreement. Mayor Davis, explaining the arrangement, said the…
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