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Milan council hears options to boost fire funding; ballot or 2‑mill special assessment proposed
Summary
Fire Chief DJ Carpus outlined department budget needs and City Administrator Jim Lancaster presented two funding paths: place a ballot question or impose a special assessment at 2 mills. Council took no formal action, leaving the matter for future consideration.
Fire Chief DJ Carpus presented the Milan City Council with the fire department's current budget shortfall and operational needs during the March 17 meeting. City Administrator Jim Lancaster told council members there are two principal ways to increase public-safety funding: submit a ballot proposal for voter approval or levy a special assessment of 2 mills.
The presentation identified the funding gap and framed the trade-offs Council will face between seeking voter approval and enacting a local tax increase via special assessment. Lancaster described the 2‑mill option as an administrative levy mechanism that would increase property tax revenues for public safety if the council chooses that route; no specific revenue estimate tied to the mills was provided in the record.
Council members asked questions and discussed the options but did not vote on any funding measure. The item remained on the discussion docket for future meetings and additional information was expected before any formal proposal is made.
