A sales tax proposed by the Athens County Commissioners was approved by Athens County voters during Tuesday’s election, according to the unofficial results released on Election Night.
Athens County Commissioner Charlie Adkins noted in July that it’s the same percentage, just all the funds will be directed toward the 9-1-1 office. Last year’s levy was split: 50 percent was for 9-1-1, a quarter was for the county’s general fund and the last quarter would have gone to the sheriff’s office.
Athens County 9-1-1 dispatchers handle, on average, about 96,000 calls a year. The offices’s other funding sources are direct charges from agencies within the county for contracted services and the Government Assistance Wireless Program, with a total operating budget of $2.3 million during 2020… READ MORE
