Column: The real value of SPLOST Mandy Power
For the Dawson County News
I have always heard the saying, growing up is hard to do. As a child, I remember thinking about how I could not wait to be an adult. But no one ever told me the dreaded truth of adulthood came with paying taxes. In a very divided world, one thing in common is we all pay taxes. Whether you are a business owner, a retiree, a young parent – everyone is taxed in one way or another. It is certainly arguable what level of taxation is appropriate and if the benefits we receive in services are equivalent to the amount we pay in, but I will leave that debate to the lawmakers.
Police pay raise
In his address, Girtz recognized that the county places several responsibilities on its police force, and discussed what ACC can do to help relieve the burden on officers.
âOur society has saddled the police with the responsibility to be first responders for all of society s ills, including homelessness, poverty, mental health crises and substance abuse,â Girtz said.
In 2021, ACC will be introducing a team of behavioral health professionals to aid police in certain situations. This team is intended to relieve the police department of unnecessary workload, Girtz said.
In addition to adding the new team to aid the police, ACC is introducing âan enhanced public safety officer pay scaleâ for police officers, firefighters and probation officers. This pay scale aims to attract more people to apply and raise the retention rate of these departments.
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COVINGTON, Ga. The county’s new Public Facilities Authority indicated it may not allow a financing plan for a new east Newton fire station to move forward until projects Democratic members favored also were funded.
Authority members on Tuesday, Jan. 19, voted 3-2 to delay action for 30 days on recommending the only funding source available for the planned Station No. 4 for Newton County Fire Services.