# Budget committee leaves radio-tower and EMA funding undecided; tower payments will need a special vote next year

## What happened
Auditor's-office staff told the committee that both Emergency Management Agency (EMA) costs and the county's radio-tower payments had been placed in the LIT (local income tax — a county income tax) Public Safety fund, but the committee still had not decided whether that fund can sustain those costs going forward ([1:54:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cez3g1CO4FE&t=6882)). Because the tower payments were never formally advertised in a budget line, staff said paying for them will require an additional appropriation (spending beyond what the adopted budget already allows; it needs its own vote) next year ([1:54:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cez3g1CO4FE&t=6898)).

## The outcome
No fund decision was made; the committee asked staff for a list of everything still unresolved, including these LIT fund questions, to work through before its next budget meeting ([1:55:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cez3g1CO4FE&t=6914)).

## Sources
- [EMA and tower costs placed in LIT Public Safety fund, 1:54:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cez3g1CO4FE&t=6882)
- [Tower payments will need next year's additional appropriation, 1:54:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cez3g1CO4FE&t=6898)
- [Committee asks for a follow-up list, 1:55:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cez3g1CO4FE&t=6914)

*Also known as: LIT Public Safety fund · radio tower funding · EMA funding · local income tax fund review · tower payments*