10/06/2025
Informational Post:
What is Prop 1?
For the purpose of improving the public safety of the city, by supporting the fire and police departments, shall the City of Hannibal charge a City Sales Tax of one half percent (.5%), with the tax proceeds to be deposited into a special trust fund or account kept separate and apart from all other funds of the City to be used for the sole purpose of paying costs associated with public safety.
What Prop 1 will mean for Hannibal’s First responders?
Prop 1 will protect our police, fire fighters, and the public we serve:
• Our thin budget has forced us to operate
with minimum staffing
• Low manpower puts our members in
danger and makes us less effective on
emergency incidents
• We have already had to close one engine
house due to budget shortfalls
• Prop 1 will enable us to keep enough
fire fighters on the trucks to do our job
safely and effectively
Prop 1 will retain experienced
responders:
• We are losing our experienced fire fighters
to departments with more resources
• Prop 1 will allow us to maintain a
competitive benefit package
Prop 1 will Maintain our equipment and training:
• Our critical equipment is reaching the end of its service life, we need funding to maintain and replace it
• Prop 1 will support essential capital maintenance, fire fighter training, and equipment purchases
