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Polk County supervisor Jill Altringer updates Johnston council on transparency, cost-savings and new services
Summary
Polk County Supervisor Jill Altringer told the Johnston City Council the county has lowered its property tax levy for the first time in 16 years, overhauled grant and procurement practices, advanced a strategic plan and reported early results from a jail reentry kiosk program that has served 193 people in under a month.
Polk County Supervisor Jill Altringer told the Johnston City Council on Monday that the county has taken multiple steps to increase transparency, reduce costs and expand services since she took office earlier this year.
Altringer, who said she has served “approximately 277 days” since taking office Jan. 2, summarized actions including lowering the county property tax levy for the first time in more than 16 years, instituting requests-for-proposals to replace long-standing contracts and revamping the county grant process and…
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