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Benzie County commissioners agree to bundle animal control with school resource officer and TNT millages and request a four‑year term
Summary
The board voted unanimously to ask the Tax Advisory Committee to change its recommendation and to request that School Resource Officer, TNT and Animal Control millages be bundled and that the county seek a four‑year millage term rather than two years.
Benzie County commissioners on Dec. 9 reached consensus to bundle an Animal Control millage with planned School Resource Officer and TNT millages and to request a four‑year term for the combined millage proposal.
The board discussed whether the millage request should run for two or four years and whether the bundled amount recommended by the Tax Advisory Committee was sufficient. Commissioners concluded the request should be for four years and decided to respectfully decline the Tax Advisory Committee recommendation and return it for adjustment so the committee can present a four‑year term proposal. The motion to return the recommendation carried unanimously on roll call.
The meeting minutes do not record specific millage rates or aggregate amounts; the record notes only the board’s decision about bundling and term length and that the item will be sent back to the Tax Advisory Committee for adjustment.
Next steps: the Tax Advisory Committee is to consider the board’s instruction and provide an adjusted recommendation reflecting a four‑year term and the bundled Animal Control component.
