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Firefighter cancer screenings and EMS billing measures advance; proposed sales-tax swap missed deadline, Hurricane Valley Fire District reports
Summary
Hurricane Valley Fire District battalion commander Tyler Ames told the council a proposed state-level sales-tax-to-lower-property-tax measure reached the legislature but missed final concurrence before adjournment; separate firefighter cancer-screening legislation passed and EMS-billing reforms advanced but pending final action.
Tyler Ames, battalion commander for Hurricane Valley Fire District, briefed the Springdale Town Council on March 12 about several bills from the recent Utah legislative session that affect firefighters and emergency medical services.
A proposal to allow a sales-tax option to lower property taxes moved through committees and recorded committee votes but failed to clear the final concurrence deadline when an amendment returned it to the Senate…
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