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Meridian council authorizes public-safety levy question for Nov. 4 ballot, adopts spending-limitation resolution
Summary
Meridian City Council voted unanimously to place a levy question on the Nov. 4, 2025, ballot to fund police, firefighters and a city prosecution unit and adopted a companion resolution specifying how revenues would be budgeted.
The Meridian City Council voted unanimously at a special meeting to place a public-safety levy on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot and to adopt a companion resolution that limits how levy revenue can be budgeted.
The council approved two resolutions: one calling the levy election pursuant to Idaho Code section 63-8021G and a second requiring revenue from the measure be budgeted for specific public-safety purposes. Council members said the levy is intended to address a shortfall in funding for police, fire and prosecution services and to avoid reductions in existing service levels.
Ken Fries, a Meridian resident who testified during the public hearing, said he supports the levy but cautioned that some residents are concerned about rising assessments and taxes. "I am in favor of the levy," Fries said, but…
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