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The public-safety desk
A fair question deserves a careful answer. Start with who serves Reeds Spring, the small financial record we can verify, and the records still missing.
The certified tax result, City explanations, one pay amendment, and Census resident counts.
Current filled positions, full annual costs, workload and contracted alternatives.
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Reeds Spring voters passed the City public-safety tax question in the April 7, 2026 election: 147 yes votes (66.52%) and 74 no votes (33.48%), 221 votes on the measure. Stone County’s official report was certified April 10. This vote does not establish collections, expenditures, staffing or purchases.
Different roles, different geographies
Text alternative: Reeds Spring and Branson West are separate incorporated places in Stone County. The map shows only their municipal polygons. School-district, county and ZIP boundaries are not drawn. These shapes do not establish patrol coverage or response times. Download the source GeoJSON.
Current staffing not confirmed. The reviewed City page does not establish a complete dated count of filled, authorized, reserve, part-time or civilian positions.
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What would resolve it: A dated staffing and staffed-hours record with position definitions.
Authorized positions, filled jobs, sworn officers, civilian employees, part-time hours, reserves and full-time equivalents are different measures. Current comparable figures are unknown in this collection. Dispatch arrangements, investigations, detention, court duties, administration and mutual-aid commitments need separate scope records; no complete local responsibility allocation is established here. We do not publish a “cost per officer” from an undated roster.
The staffing & workload questions →One document, read closely
Resolution 2025-20 · General Fund · adopted October 2, 2025 · effective pay period October 6. These are hourly rates in a budget amendment, not verified current pay or actual expenditures.
Actual spending not established. This adopted amendment authorizes a limited budget change. Actual expenditures, annual department totals and comparable service costs are not in the reviewed record. Unknown is not zero.
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What would resolve it: Adopted/amended budgets and matching actual expenditure records.
| Position | Before / hour | New / hour | Listed budget increase* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police chief | $25.00 | $27.00 | $1,085.11 |
| City clerk | $25.00 | $26.00 | $542.56 |
*Exhibit 1 uses 63 days × 8 hours = 504 hours for each row. Chief: ($27 − $25) × 504 = $1,008 wage increase, plus $77.11 listed Social Security/Medicare. Clerk: ($26 − $25) × 504 = $504 plus $38.56. Listed total: $1,627.67. Payroll taxes are listed at 7.65%, with source rounding retained. No annualization, benefits estimate, population division or total police-cost inference is made.
The native PDF text was checked against a rendered image of the original table. The bars show hourly rates on the same $0–$30 scale. They do not show the dollar totals in the final column.
Context, with the dates attached
Resident counts exclude visitors and do not measure calls, traffic, school attendance or neighboring assists. They cannot by themselves determine appropriate police staffing.
| City | 2020 Census count | July 2025 estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Reeds Spring | 1,136 | 1,223 |
| Branson West | 484 | 485 |
Count: April 1, 2020. Estimate: Vintage 2025, released May 2026. Different methods; estimates are revisable. The 2025 file’s adjusted 2020 base is not the original Census count.
The dated timeline, Silverado case study, City rationale, missing records and service options live together.
Open the public-safety issue →Published evidence checked October 30, 2026. This is a dated snapshot, not a live status check. See coverage, missing records & check results →
What we checked / what remains unknown
The tax explanation, wage rate and vehicle transfer answer different questions. None is a full department cost or staffing audit.
Scope: October 2025 pay amendment; September–October 2026 City statements; Census 2020 and July 2025 estimates; April 7, 2026 official election result, certified April 10. Editorial review: October 30, 2026. Individual successful retrieval dates appear below.
Public-safety tax / Certified election result
The April 7, 2026 measure passed, 147 yes to 74 no, certified April 10. The vote does not establish collections or spending.
Chief wage rate / Budget authorization
Resolution 2025-20 changes the chief hourly rate from $25 to $27. The Council authorized the amendment; a signer is not treated as a separate approving vote.
Donated Silverado / City-reported reassignment
The City says police markings and equipment were removed and the truck was assigned to Public Works. Donation value, transfer cost and fleet-wide savings are not established.
Department service / Staffing / workload / actual costs
Comparable filled positions, coverage hours, workload and total actual expenditures have not been obtained. County proximity does not establish spare capacity or a contract price.
annual cost not established. Comparable filled positions, coverage hours, workload and total actual expenditures have not been obtained. County proximity does not establish spare capacity or a contract price.
Why it matters: An unknown amount or unreviewed delivery record is not zero cost or proof that work did not happen.
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What would resolve it: The specific authorization, contract, payment or delivery evidence for this track and period.
Answered in this review
Specific answer supported. The reviewed amendment authorizes $27 per hour, up from $25. It does not establish annual earnings, filled hours or total department spending.
Why it matters: This answers the stated question only. Other costs, actions and service conditions remain separate questions.
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This is an editorial finding from the cited record, not a newly received official reply.
Questions still open
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