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New Carlisle leaders cite police levy success, add administrative sergeant and flag 2026 fire-levy request
Summary
Council member Lindsay said a recently passed police levy allowed the city to add an administrative sergeant and that council will ask residents to consider a fire levy in 2026 to sustain staffing and competitive pay.
Council member Lindsay told residents that passage of a recent police levy helped the city improve its public-safety staffing and that the council plans to ask voters to consider a fire levy in 2026.
Lindsay said the police levy enabled the city to add "administrative sergeant Christina Evans Fisher," who "brings strong leadership and professionalism to the department." Lindsay praised the department’s service and urged support for a proposed fire levy in 2026 to ensure the department remains properly staffed and pays a competitive wage.
The Nut Graf: Council described public-safety funding as essential to retaining first responders and maintaining response capacity. No formal levy ordinance or bond was introduced at the meeting; council described the 2026 levy discussion as a near-term request to voters.
Lindsay and other council members emphasized that the proposed fire levy would not expand services beyond the city's means but would focus on staffing and pay competitiveness. The council did not take a formal vote on a fire levy during the meeting.
No public testimony opposing or supporting the fire levy was taken at this session; the council said additional outreach would follow.
