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Wood Village staff outline proposed levy numbers and outreach after community meeting on fire and EMS funding
Summary
Staff summarized community meetings and polling on a proposed public-safety levy, presenting a draft levy rate (described in the packet as "dollar 35 per thousand") estimated to cost about $300 annually for an average assessed single-family home and outlining next steps and filing deadlines.
Staff recapped a recent community meeting and the informational outreach on options to close the public-safety funding gap. Using draft graphics, staff presented a levy concept described in the packet as "dollar 35 per thousand" (explained in the meeting as roughly $300 a year for a home with a $221,000 assessed value, or about $25 a month) and told the council polling results are being compiled for retreat discussion.
Staff emphasized legal constraints on advocacy: the city may distribute factual informational materials and reminders to vote but cannot, as a municipal entity, advocate for or against a ballot measure. Council members and staff discussed mailings, pre-loading postcards for reminders, and the timeline for referral and filing; staff said elements of the outreach and ballot language will be part of the February retreat and that key filing steps are timed around a February 17 internal deadline and a March 19 final submission date to the county.
