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Council approves first reading to raise Talent public safety surcharge to $5.66 per unit; debate continues
Summary
On first reading the council voted to increase the monthly public safety surcharge from $4.00 to $5.66 per unit to help fund police services. Councilors debated a larger $7.50 rate tied to restoring the fee’s original share of police costs; an amendment to raise the fee to $7.50 failed.
The Talent City Council approved on first reading an ordinance to raise the city’s public safety surcharge from $4 to $5.66 per unit per month, a move staff said would partially restore the fee’s buying power and add roughly $60,000 in annual revenue.
City staff explained the background: the surcharge was adopted in 2010 and has not been adjusted for inflation. Staff offered two approaches: index the fee to a…
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