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Monmouth council adopts $9.85 monthly public safety fee to restore police staffing
Summary
The Monmouth City Council adopted Resolution 1997 to establish a $9.85 monthly public safety fee on electrical service accounts, creating funding to restore a fifteenth officer, return a community service officer to full time and fund a planned sixteenth position and vehicle replacement, with a 40¢ assistance surcharge proposed for low‑income households.
The Monmouth City Council voted 4‑0 to adopt Resolution Number 1997, establishing a $9.85 monthly public safety fee on electrical service accounts to support the police department’s staffing and vehicle needs.
Finance Director Susie Marston and Chief Isaiah Haynes told the council the fee is intended to restore officer 15, return the community service officer to full time and fund a planned sixteenth officer and vehicle replacement costs. Marston said the police department accounts for about 39% of the general fund and that the fee’s revenue would help close operating gaps and restore reserves to the city’s policy level: “the police department is 39% of the general fund budget,” she said.
Chief Haynes described recurring staffing shortfalls on typical…
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