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Broadwater County canvasses sheriff mill-levy results as sheriff warns of service cuts after levy failed
Summary
The Broadwater County Commission on May 14 appointed Treasurer Melissa Franks as a substitute canvasser and formally canvassed results of the failed public-safety mill levy, while Sheriff Nick Rausser warned the levy’s defeat has already forced staff and service cuts.
The Broadwater County Commission on May 14 appointed Treasurer Melissa Franks to replace Commissioner Jesse Swenson on the three-person canvass board and formally canvassed and declared the vote on the county’s public-safety mill levy.
Clerk and Recorder Angie Paulsen said state statute requires three elected officers to canvas official results and recommended the substitution because Commissioner Swenson was at an out-of-county event. The commission moved, seconded and voted unanimously to appoint Melissa Franks and then to accept the canvassed results.
The canvass came amid public comment and warnings from Broadwater County Sheriff Nick Rausser about near-term service cuts after voters rejected the sheriff’s mill levy proposal. During public…
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