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From:David Miles
Sent:Thursday, June 26, 2025 7:44 AM
To:Tony Ford
Cc:Clerks Comment; Mayor and City Council
Subject:RE: Request for Mayor and Council
Thank you Tony,
I appreciate your feedback and have copied the Clerk’s office so it can be added to the record of discussion.
Sincerely,
Dave Miles | Chief of Staff
City of Meridian | Mayor’s Office
33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: (208) 489-0532|Fax: (208) 884-8119
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From: Tony Ford <tonyford3081@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 5:48 PM
To: David Miles <dmiles@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Re: Request for Mayor and Council
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So I am a retiree and I am now on a fixed income. I know how BPD union works and MPD will never ever
get to make more. MPD makes a lot of money and make a really great living. Somewhere you have to
draw a line, this is only my opinion. Years ago we were close to poverty level, that’s not the issue now
days. I don’t believe this should come from more property taxes to retired people.
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On Jun 25, 2025, at 1:19 PM, David Miles <dmiles@meridiancity.org> wrote:
Tony,
Thank you for reaching out and sharing your question. As the Mayor spoke at the State of the City,
Meridian has made strides to better compensate police officers, however those efforts still lag
behind competitors, particularly the City of Boise. The roughly 9 percent gap in take home wages
and benefits with Boise is what the levy proposal reflects to provide a more competitive wage for
sworn officers.
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Sincerely,
Dave Miles | Chief of Staff
City of Meridian | Mayor’s Office
33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: (208) 489-0532|Fax: (208) 884-8119
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From: tonyford3081@gmail.com <tonyford3081@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 9:58 AM
To: Mayor Office Feedback <MayorOfficeFeedback@meridiancity.org>; citycouncil
<citycouncil@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Request for Mayor and Council
Name: Tony Ford
Email: tonyford3081@gmail.com
Address: 3383 s Blackspur ave, , Meridian, Id, 83642,
Subject: Subjective levy
Message: Why is the PD wanting this levy. You have done a very good job keeping their
wages up with the valley budgets.
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