On Tuesday evening, the Henderson City Council addressed a ballot question that could bring in $27.5 million for the city’s fire department through a special tax.
The ballot measure has already been approved and will be in the hands of voters this fall. At this meeting, the council unanimously agreed to rewrite the text of the ballot initiative for the sake of clarity.
The council also voted to create “for” and “against” committees for the bill and assigned members to each. The two groups will write summaries that appear on the ballot, explaining the arguments on both sides of the issue.
The council approved putting a special elective property tax on the ballot to pay for fire department operations, maintenance, personnel, and equipment. To raise the $27.5 million requested, property taxes in Henderson would go up six cents per every $100 of assessed valuation.