By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
During the special meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors on July 25, the supervisors discussed the wording to be used in the ballot measure regarding the proposed countywide emergency medical services plan.
After some tweaking of the wording to assure consistency and avoid confusion, the board voted 4-1 in favor of the proposed wording, with Supervisor Mike Dickson voting against. Supervisor Maggie Armstrong asked Dickson for the reason he voted no.
“Just the fact that we don’t necessarily have it complete…we don’t really have a sustainable plan in place yet, and we’re asking for the maximum amount of 75 cents (per $1,000 in valuation) for 15 years, and we don’t really have that plan in place yet,” Dickson said.
County Auditor Dani Fink said the county is required to publish the wording of the ballot measure at least 60 days prior to the November election. She plans to have it published sometime in August.
Per agenda item No. 4, the supervisors voted to close the public meeting and go into a special closed meeting as allowed by law to discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent.
The next regular meeting of the supervisors will be Tuesday, July 30. The public is welcome. Attendees may participate in person or by calling 323-792-6123 and inputting conference ID 547029216#.