MUST Meeting 10 28 2026

The MUST task force meeting for Boone County, Indiana, held October 28, 2026 (meeting date shown in the title; metadata is dated October 29 UTC), reviewed a draft findings agreement on the state’s local income tax framework. Members said they could not agree on a tax rate under the current statute and supported reporting that the existing allocation rules could cause revenue losses, service disruptions, or rate increases for some communities. The draft includes four scenarios and recommendations for greater local flexibility in allocating non-municipal revenue and fire/EMS funding, possible relief for Whitestown, and addressing uncertainty created by the statutory renewal schedule. No procurement activity was identified.

Members discussed adding language about continued work toward consensus, including future discussions with municipal and service-provider fire representatives, potentially in early 2027, and suggested briefing state legislators on the findings. Recorded roll-call votes supported approving the draft with the meeting’s proposed changes; the revised document is to be circulated for review and DocuSign. The group aimed to submit it by November 2, a requested date, ahead of the December 1 statutory deadline.