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Council approves public safety fee ordinance after debate on outreach and timing
Summary
The Sutherlin City Council approved a city ordinance creating a public safety fee after debate over public outreach, projected revenue and whether the measure should be delayed for more community education.
Sutherlin City Council on a second reading approved an ordinance to add chapter 3.18 to the Sutherlin Municipal Code establishing a monthly public safety fee, after a split vote and extended public discussion about timing and outreach.
The ordinance drew nearly an hour of council debate and public questions about how much revenue the fee would raise, how the council would oversee spending and whether the public had been adequately informed. Councilors ultimately voted to approve the ordinance on its second reading.
The fee was estimated during council discussion to generate “about $334,000 a year,” and the police chief told the council the proposed…
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