RUMOR brought to Jimmy's Camp:
The city is spending public safety taxes on things other than Police and Fire/EMS.
Jimmy's Fact to Trade:
Residents voted yes on a Public Safety mill levy in 2022 strictly for Police and Fire/EMS needs. Any tax revenue collected due to that public safety mill levy is "restricted" by law and cannot be spent on anything other than public safety. These funds are additionally accounted for in a separate set of accounting books, called a Fund, which makes it easy to track the revenues and expenditures in public safety, and are included as part of an annual third-party financial audit of the city's budget and accounting practices. As an additional note, the City of Fountain has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association for 13 straight years!
Published: 12/21/23