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Broadwater County sheriff outlines reasons to keep mill levy level, seeks citizen advisory role ahead of May ballot
Summary
Sheriff Nick Rauser urged keeping Broadwater County’s voter-approved public safety mill levy at current levels and suggested a citizens’ advisory group to guide future mill decisions; commissioners said final ballot language will be posted Friday for a May 6 mail-in election.
Sheriff Nick Rauser told the Broadwater County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 29 that he plans to ask voters to authorize up to the office’s current levy level on the May 6 mail-in ballot and urged commissioners not to reduce it.
The sheriff said the county’s population growth and a rising number of calls for service have increased demand on the sheriff’s office and that hiring and retention depend on funding the department can count on beyond a single five-year cycle. “People do not want us to lower it, and they want to see us grow as the county grows,” Rauser said.
Rauser described staffing shortfalls the office faces: one detective who also manages evidence and coroner duties, a school resource officer, and roughly…
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