Dayton holds public hearing on Ordinance 2026-7 to consider TIF appropriations for police wages and equipment

The Town of Dayton held a public hearing at 7 p.m. March 17 to consider Ordinance 2026-7, a proposal to appropriate additional funds from the town's tax increment financing (TIF) fund for police wages, machinery and equipment, and other services and charges. Council President Marc Buhrmester explained the proposal and invited public comment; none was offered, and the hearing was adjourned.

Marc Buhrmester, Council President, said a notice of the public hearing had been given to taxpayers of Dayton and identified Ordinance 2026-7 as the subject under consideration. The minutes record that Buhrmester described the intended uses as police wages, machinery and equipment, and other services and charges but do not list dollar amounts or line-item details.

Also present for the hearing were Carla Snodgrass (Utility Board Vice President), Steve Schuhle (Town Board Vice President), Mike Harris (Council Member, Streets & Roads), Town Attorney Patrick Jones, Temporary Clerk-Treasurer Susie Sheffer and Town Marshal Robert Taylor. Rocky Richards, Utility Board President, was noted as absent. The minutes are attested by Steve Parks, Clerk-Treasurer; audio of the meeting is on file in the Town Clerk's Office, per the record.

Buhrmester asked for public comment; the minutes state there were none. He then adjourned the public hearing. The minutes do not record a vote or formal adoption related to Ordinance 2026-7 during this hearing.

Because the minutes do not include appropriation amounts or a recorded vote, further details about the ordinance's fiscal impact and any subsequent council action are not specified in this record. Interested parties are directed to the Town Clerk's Office for the official audio and any later meeting minutes that record motions, votes or ordinance readings.