Public Safety Trust Fund (PSTF)

The Public Safety Trust Fund supports the Police and Fire departments as approved by voters.


Promised & Delivered Since 2004

The permanent half (1/8%) of the Fire Sales Tax receipts contributes to Public Safety salaries. The other half (1/8%) renewed in 2014 and will continue through 2035 is for public safety expenditures, such as employee protective equipment, computer equipment, vehicles, and facilities improvements.

Facilities & Vehicles – As promised in the 2014 renewal, the following facilities & vehicle projects were purchased through the Public Safety Trust Fund II. To provide our Public Safety departments with the necessary capital to fund these projects, the City borrowed $16,365,000 through a bond issuance. The bond proceeds, along with funding from other sources, made these projects possible. 

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PSTF from CMO-Finance 2025

The bond debt service is an annual expenditure of the Public Safety Trust Fund II. 

Debt Image from CMO-Finance-2025
 https://cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_5730343/File/NEWS/PSTF2-CMO-FINANCE-2025.pdf
 


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