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The majority of Flagstaff City Council members did not want to take money from the police budget, but wants to develop a model to help officers by using other resources. Council heard from members of the public and discussed police funding and operations in a special Monday meeting called by Mayor Paul Deasy. The council looked at police staff shortages, and discussed improving recruitment tactics, as well as funding and plans for an alternative response model, which would call on behavioral health professionals and other individuals with specialized training to respond to low level situations. The city’s budget team was able to develop three years’ worth of further funding for alternative response in addition to tax money earned from recreation marijuana sales. Councilmember Jim McCarthy did recommend raising the primary property tax to increase funding for both traditional policing and alternative response, but no official decision was made. Mayor Deas
Flagstaff City Council Talked Property Tax Levy Increase, COVID Mitigation Tuesday
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The Flagstaff City Council decided to post notice of a possible increase in a property tax levy at their Tuesday work session. Though Mayor Paul Deasy and Councilmember Regina Salas said that they were unlikely to support tax increases this year due to funds already available to the city, the majority of councilmembers wanted to send notice to keep the option available if they decide to increase the levy. The council also discussed their COVID-19 mitigation plan. While they agreed unanimously on using a capacity calculator for outdoor events rather than setting a hard limit of 50 people, there were contentious debates about when it wanted to lift the capacity calculator and other restrictions. Councilmember Adam Shimoni wanted to lift restrictions in May, while other members such as Austin Aslan and Jim McCarthy wanted them to remain in place until at least June or July. The
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Carbon Neutrality, High Occupancy Housing Highlights Flagstaff City Council Work Session Tuesday
The Flagstaff City Council will review a draft of the city’s carbon neutrality plan at their Tuesday work session. City staff will ask the council to consider two possible scenarios for the city to reach its carbon neutrality goals, with Scenario A being more intense, or a less intense Scenario B. Councilmember Adam Shimoni joined Peter and Dave Monday morning and spoke of plans for carbon sequestration, which is a process of removing carbon from the environment, but said he hopes that carbon emissions can be reduced first. In addition, the council will also look at ways to modify zoning codes for high occupancy housing, which Shimoni said were only for developments where 100-percent of the units are classified as affordable. Tuesday’s work session starts at 3 p.m. and you can see it on the city’s website.
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