Council names Chip Keller as county MUST representative amid tax-structure concerns

Jul 6, 2026

Council President Chip Keller was appointed Morgan County's representative to the Municipal Unit Strategic Taskforce (MUST) process required by new state laws to restructure local income tax distribution beginning Jan. 1, 2029; officials warned the change could lower the county's property replacement tax credit and possibly force township consolidations under related bills.

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Council President Chip Keller volunteered and the Morgan County Council appointed him as the county's representative to the Municipal Unit Strategic Taskforce (MUST) process required by recent state legislation to restructure local income tax distribution effective Jan. 1, 2029.

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