On Tuesday, June 18, at 7:00 p.m. Village council will hold a special public meeting to discuss new funding for Bluffton Safety Services. The meeting will take place at the EMS building, 115 E. Washington St.
This special meeting provides opportunity for public comment and questions
A repeat presentation and Q&A session will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18
Ballot Issue proposed for increased Safety Services funding
By Paula Pyzik Scott
On Monday, June 10, Bluffton Council held a special and a regular meeting at the EMS building to provide information and answer questions about a proposed Village income tax increase that would help grow Safety Services funding. Council is preparing to put an additional 0.4% income tax on the November 5 ballot “for the purpose of generating revenue for the capital needs and operations of … Bluffton EMS, Bluffton Fire and Bluffton Police Departments.”
On Monday, June 10, at 6:00 p.m. Village council will hold a special public meeting to discuss new funding for Bluffton Safety Services followed by the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting. Both will take place at the EMS building, 115 E. Washington St.
Special meeting provides opportunity for public comment and questions
By Paula Pyzik Scott
The Village of Bluffton Council has provided the attached preliminary agenda and packet for a regular meeting on Monday, June 10.
Legislation includes:
Second readings of a resolution and an ordinance in support of new funding for Viilage Safety Services.
Proposed Village Income Tax increase would raise about $31M over 20 years; June 10 and June 18 public meetings scheduled
By Paula Pyzik Scott
On Tuesday, May 28, the Village of Bluffton Council took the first steps required to ask Bluffton voters for new funding for Village EMS, Fire and Police departments. Beginning with a separate committee of the whole meeting, councilors reviewed developments that make current funding inadequate to continue existing levels of service.
