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Originally Posted by Mountaineers
The comments are partially correct. It's not an increase, its a proposal to raise the ceiling of increases without notice. The fundamental problem is the Commission has not conducted an economic study to precede the proposal. The ceiling amount is arbitrary. I think nearly everyone supports firefighters. But, I would want to know if we're going to reach the new ceiling this year or in ten years. That question can only be answered by a proper forecast of revenues/expenses factoring growth and increase in revenue due to growth.
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There will be increases, probably every year. If you go to the County website and look for the agendas to the meetings, you will find the numbers that were used to come up with $360. I believe it was a meeting in February. Browse each agenda until you find the proper one.
If you are unable to attend any of the public Board meetings, you can easily find out what was discussed and all the documents that are used to make the decisions that are made at these Board meetings. You can also listen to an audio of each and every meeting going back many years. All too often, people post to these threads and really are unaware of the circumstances that created whatever cause you are wondering about. If you care about the way our County is run, you should at least listen to the audio of the Board meetings if you cannot be in attendance. That way you can make comments based on facts, rather than what you might read in the local paper.