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Auxiliary officers ask council to extend public-safety tax credit to volunteers
Summary
Volunteer auxiliary officers testified in support of Council Bill 33 (2025), asking the council to define "public safety officer" in county law so volunteer auxiliary police who serve Howard County can qualify for the state-authorized property tax credit. Volunteers described tasks they perform and argued the credit would recognize long service.
Volunteer auxiliary officers asked the Howard County Council to expand the county's public-safety officer tax credit to include auxiliary (volunteer) police officers.
Paul Bertulis, a volunteer auxiliary officer and county resident, recounted the history of auxiliary policing and long volunteer service. "When I and other volunteer police auxiliaries in the state found out about this tax credit…
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