Fire Municipal Service Taxing Unit millage rate

1:06:00I will now provide a summary of the Fire Municipal Service Taxing Unit Budget stating the tentative millage rate, the percentage change from the rolled back rate, and the reasons for the change. The Fire Municipal Service Taxing Unit Fund has a recommended tax levy of 2.1225 MLs. This represents a 5.62% increase from the rolled back rate of 2.0096. Taxable values. for this municipal service taxing unit increased 11.7%. The increase in property value results in

1:06:30an additional $12.5 million in property tax revenue. The additional revenue will be used to fund wage increases for the firefighter union, four additional emergency medical services supervisors, and four additional fire arson investigators. I would ask the board to accept public comment and then vote on the Fire Municipal Service Taxing Unit Fund, military, and associated budget. The minimum vote for this tentative hearing is a simple majority or three votes. However, it will be a minimum of four votes for the final public hearing. Yeah.

1:07:01Okay.

1:07:02Does anyone wish to speak to the board regarding the Fire Municipal Service Taxing Unit? Known as an MSTU.

1:07:13I do not have anyone signed up specifically for that one.

1:07:16All right, is there a motion to adopt a military question, Chairman?

1:07:21So uh my

1:07:25Is this when rescues rolled up into this?

1:07:28So no not yet. So the the intention is is before the end of this year is to bring back to the board uh changes in the current MSTU language to allow for rescue to roll up as well as the The board directed to bring back a law enforcement NST language as well. So we would bring both of those back. We're targeting about the November timeframe for that. So the the short answer to your question is no, it does not. But next year, when the board comes through and we do law enforcement, we do first

1:07:58responders. We then can make global changes into how taxes are structured.

1:08:05So so what change are you looking to make with fire that fire MST?

1:08:10FIRE would allow for the rescue component uh to be uh included in the MSTU. Uh right now, currently it comes from your the the difference is made up. It's about a sixty-five, thirty-five split. So the fire budget comes from the general fund because your fire and a system is. The rescue portion. The rescue portion is right. I'm sorry, yes. The rescue portion comes from the general fund. So if we include it in the fire MSTU, it's basically a fire rescue MSTU and encompasses

1:08:40all services that the fire rescue department covers. So it's no longer coming from two funding sources. The intent would be, I believe it's the board's intent, would be to make the a a commensurate reduction in the general operating millage to account For that movement, and then the fire rescue department will live in its own MSTU fund. Similarly, the sports direction was to come back with a law enforcement MSTU to handle the sheriff's budget and We it would be the same

1:09:11the same concept.

1:09:12Isn't there uh and I might be getting confused with something else, but on their their rescue side, don't they they lose money on Yes. So then be actually taking

1:09:20money away from them.

1:09:35So

1:09:35why would we combine that? I I I'm I'm lost.

1:09:39It's not a hundred percent. We we maybe recover a third. of those costs uh through through our bill recovery. So there's still um there's still makeup money that comes from the general fund currently for those operations. They're not wholly they're not They're not fully um

1:09:57Yeah, I'm not a fan of that. Just for the for the

1:09:59fan of moving

1:10:00of combining them.

1:10:02Okay, I mean currently it's subsidized to the general fund or it would be subsidized through the MSTU, um, which which puts pressure on your general fund.

1:10:14Okay.

1:10:16Well I don't know. I just

1:10:17because she's does this doesn't have anything to do with it.

1:10:25Oh yeah, that's okay. That's

1:10:26that's why we're we're separating this. We want to bring this to you guys in November to have the discussion when all things MSTU. So it'd be law enforcement M STU and fire. And we can r we can list out the pros and cons, Commissioner, so I would love to you can make an informed decision on which direction.

1:10:40We would all want pros and cons, yeah. Is

1:10:44there a motion?

1:10:45Um did did I already ask if anyone wanted to speak to this?

1:10:49Yes.

1:10:49Yes.

1:10:50You did? Okay. Did you did

1:10:51anyone get a m give

1:10:52me a motion? It would you need to is there a motion to adopt?

1:10:56Yeah. Is there a motion to adopt two point one two two two five mills for the fire M STU?

1:11:01So

1:11:02moved. Second. All in favor? Aye. Opposed?