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Montgomery County supervisors back exploring vehicle tax break for volunteer firefighters and approve $150,000 to cover Fire & EMS costs
Summary
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors agreed to direct staff to further develop a personal-property tax classification for volunteer fire and EMS personnel and approved a $150,000 budget amendment using ambulance transport revenue to cover overtime and maintenance costs.
Montgomery County supervisors on May 27 directed staff to develop language for a new personal-property tax classification that would let active volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel receive a vehicle tax reduction and voted to use additional ambulance transport revenue to cover this year’s Fire & EMS overtime and maintenance overages.
County staff presented the two related items during a work session. “It allows a personal property tax reduction, a new category as a volunteer fire or EMS personnel, up to $500 on a single vehicle owned by that volunteer,” said Chris Lawrence, a county staff member presenting the proposal. Lawrence told the board that the county currently waives a $27.50 vehicle license fee for active volunteers and that the proposed reduction would…
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