Official proposes municipal services levy and timeline to transition county fire function into a fire district
A presenter (identified in discussion as George) proposed asking unincorporated residents to pay an equivalent municipal services levy so city and unincorporated residents contribute comparably to fire and EMS; the committee discussed maps, timing and the need for a county‑council plan before any transfer of assets or staff.
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A presenter identified in the meeting as George (S8) outlined a proposal to equalize funding between city residents and those in unincorporated areas by creating a municipal services levy or municipal services district. “What I’m proposing to do... is to have the unincorporated areas pay roughly equivalent to what people pay in the cities for fire and EMS service,” George said during the presentation, and he flagged a hypothetical 4.56 mill levy for discussion.
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