Council agrees to engage Baker Tilly for municipal unit/LIT task force work, conditional on city paying half

May 14, 2026

The council voted unanimously to hire Baker Tilly for $30,000 to facilitate a municipal unit/Local Income Tax (LIT) task force study and report to the legislature, conditional on the City of Newcastle agreeing to pay half the cost.

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County Councilmember Shannon moved to engage Baker Tilly to facilitate a state-requested task force on municipal-unit/LIT matters, with a $30,000 engagement fee. The motion specified the engagement should include county representation and representatives from Newcastle and other towns; Shannon said the consultant would perform financial analysis and prepare a report for the statehouse. The motion was conditional on the City of Newcastle agreeing to pay half of the fee.

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