County moves forward with EMS fund vote process
By BARRY HALVORSON news@leader-news.com

County Commissioners will need two meetings to determine if and when an election to establish a new taxing district to fund the East Bernard EMS will be held.

They voted to hold a state mandated public hearing on a possible election to create an Emergency Management District No. 2 at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 6 in the East Bernard High School Cafeteria.

After hearing from the public, commissioners will vote on setting the date for the election during their regularly scheduled March 10 meeting.

The March 10 date is the last possible date to call for an election on May 10.

When it was brought up the department could submit another request in November, County Elections Official Judy Owens said it would have to go through the entire process again, including collecting the necessary signatures on a new petition. She added 117 signatures were turned in by the department.

Owens also said that postponing the election until November could add complications because it would be held at the same time as the State and National General Elections. King countered saying the

The boundaries for the new emergency district, if approved, would be the same as those describing the service area of the EB EMS.