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Juan Garza
Posts:15

03/19/2008 8:15 PM	Alert
How are the Police and Fire Depts currently supported.

Go through,Go through the gates;prepare ye the way of the people;cast up,cast up the highway;gather out the stones;lift up a standard for the people-Isaiah 62:10

Juan Garza
Posts:15

03/21/2008 4:54 PM	Alert
okay, I know from our taxes.Specifically what taxes.Store purchases? property taxes? personal property taxes? All of the above? Folks,excuse my ignorance I'm new in Springfield.I would like to know how the police and fire are supported.Thank you.

Go through,Go through the gates;prepare ye the way of the people;cast up,cast up the highway;gather out the stones;lift up a standard for the people-Isaiah 62:10

Juan Garza
Posts:15

03/31/2008 9:21 AM	Alert
Never Mind I researched for myself. This is for those of you who didn't know either. The main source of revenue for Police and Fire is the 1 percent general sales tax the City collects, which is the basis of our General Fund. The Police also receive some funding from the countywide 1/4-cent sales tax for law enforcement and that funding pays for a specific number of officers that were added as a result of that initiative. The Police and Fire Departments also receive funding from the City's Level Property Tax for infrastructure needs. For instance, the LPT funding source is used to build new fire stations and the combined Fire Station 6/Police South District Station. Aside from that, they also receive some grant funding for areas like Homeland Security or specialized equipment needs. In the 2007-08 budget, the Police Department budget is $31,423,336 and the Fire Department budget is $15,488,323.

Go through,Go through the gates;prepare ye the way of the people;cast up,cast up the highway;gather out the stones;lift up a standard for the people-Isaiah 62:10

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