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Aldermen, public safety committee approve increases and a new police equipment fund
Summary
The Board accepted public-safety committee recommendations to increase the fire equipment replacement rate and establish a dedicated police equipment fund funded by a 0.018 tax-rate increment; the measures passed and will proceed through required hearings.
The Rutland City Board of Aldermen on Jan. 6 approved measures recommended by the Public Safety Committee to adjust several equipment replacement funds, including an increase to the fire equipment replacement allocation and creation of a dedicated police equipment replacement fund.
A committee report presented by Alderwoman Davis said the fire equipment fund currently generates about $175,000 annually from the tax rate; Fire Chief Lovett asked the committee to increase the annual generation to support replacing a fire truck estimated at $1,200,000. The committee…
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