[StBernard] St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office asks voters to approve 15-mill property tax

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St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office asks voters to approve 15-mill property
tax Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office is asking parish voters on Saturday
to approve a 15-mill property tax increase that would bring in about $4.5
million a year. Sheriff Jimmy Pohlmann said the department has scrubbed
around $2.5 million in the past year but that it continues to run at a
deficit.



Much of the money cut from the budget has come through nearly 50 layoffs
over the past year, Pohlmann said. While Pohlmann took office on July 1 as
the first new St. Bernard sheriff in 28 years, he began making cuts soon
after his election in November 2011 when former Sheriff Jack Stephens
essentially handed over much of the office's reigns.


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