What services are received for the assessment and why is there a special assessment when residents already pay property taxes? What are property taxes paying for?
General fund ad valorem taxes are used for a wide variety of county services. The Sheriff and county jail are among the largest budgets. The general fund has not been used to provide fire rescue services since the department was formed in 1989. The services of Fire Rescue are paid for through ad valorem identified on your TRIM notice as EMSTU and by the Fire Assessment (MSBU). The MSBU is designed to pay for the fire protection of property within the County. Each property classification is apportioned a percentage of the fire service budget based upon a methodology that has been used by the County for the past 10 years. This same methodology is also used in multiple other counties around the state. The EMSTU is utilized to pay for the emergency medical services of Fire Rescue. Beginning in 1989, both fire and rescue services were paid for through an annual assessment. However, in 2000 a court case ruled that EMS services could not be included in assessments as there was not tangible be
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