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Daviess County declines to move forward with EMS tax for 2026, will revisit next year
Summary
Daviess County commissioners voted unanimously at a special meeting to decline adopting an emergency medical services tax for 2026 after staff and members said alternative options surfaced following an earlier RDC meeting; county staff advised that today was the last day to act if the tax were to proceed.
Daviess County commissioners voted unanimously at a special meeting to decline moving forward with an emergency medical services (EMS) tax for 2026 and agreed to revisit the question next year.
The decision followed a short discussion in which members praised staff work, said they did not want to raise taxes, and noted that alternatives had emerged after a regional development commission meeting earlier that morning. County staff member Grant advised the body that, procedurally, today would be the last day to take official action if the county wanted to adopt…
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