Despite the global pandemic, 2020 turned out to be a banner year financially for the City of Mountain Home.
During his 2021 State of the City Address Thursday night, Mayor Hillrey Adams reported final tallies showed the city’s 1% sales and public safety taxes each increased 9.3% in 2021. The city came in $576,913 over budget for the sales tax and $169,468 over budget on the public safety tax.
The public safety tax had a big impact, according to Adams, who reported the police department added two new full-time patrol officers and the purchase of five new SUV patrol vehicles. THe funds also provided a new records management system, which officers working in the field can utilize, and each patrol unit now has GPS tracking.