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Police chief: state law change left Belgrade roughly $350,000 short; staff urges levy planning for 2027
Summary
Chief Dustin Lindsay told the council recent state changes to the public-safety levy have produced an estimated $350,000 annual revenue shortfall; staff outlined options including a public-safety levy and recommended at least two years of campaign preparation with a realistic earliest ballot of November 2027.
Chief Dustin Lindsay told the Belgrade City Council the department’s total budget is a little over $5 million and that recent state legislation converting mill-based growth into fixed-dollar levies has produced a roughly $350,000 revenue shortfall this year.
“The beauty of the mill system ... was that as the population grows the levy grows,” Lindsay said, summarizing the prior structure. He said the department already eliminated two vacant officer positions to fund…
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