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City council revises MOU to add annexed roads, offer one-year reimbursement for lost fire tax; commission to review updated agreement
Summary
Adam, the county EMS director, told the commission that the Cleveland City Council amended an MOU on annexations to add two named roads, include a hold‑harmless clause for fire‑tax losses and to reimburse the county for one year of lost fire tax; commissioners were told they will receive the updated MOU before a vote scheduled “on the fourth.”
Adam, the county EMS director, reported that the Cleveland City Council recently amended a memorandum of understanding related to annexations that the Bradley County Commission will vote on at an upcoming session scheduled “on the fourth,” two Mondays from the work session.
The changes Adam described include three specific items: the city will put in writing that it will take responsibility for Menace Road and the portion of Tasso Road affected by the annexations; it will include a hold-harmless clause covering the county’s loss of fire tax revenue from annexed property; and the city will reimburse the county for one year’s worth of lost fire tax on annexed parcels if the county agrees to the MOU.
Adam said the city separately proposed forming a joint committee—he described it as a six-person panel, “3 and 3”—charged with studying long-term, permanent solutions to the effect of annexations on emergency services and response. He said the updated MOU would be provided to county staff (Laurie) and distributed to commissioners for review before the scheduled vote.
Why it matters: annexations can shift tax bases and alter which agency responds to emergencies. The commission will have a formal opportunity to review the amended MOU before taking a vote; the proposed one-year reimbursement and the joint study committee are the principal changes Adam identified.
No formal motion or vote on the county side was recorded at the work session. Commissioners and staff were told the revised MOU copy will be provided in advance of the commission’s voting session so members can examine the text before the scheduled vote.
Sources and attributions: statements above are attributed to Adam (identified in the meeting transcript as the county EMS director) and to the chairman’s direction to circulate the document to staff and commissioners for review.
