HB 2070 -- Joint Central Fire and Emergency Dispatching Services Taxes Sponsor: Kelly Currently, funds collected from a central fire and emergency dispatching services tax must be used solely for the purpose of establishing and providing the joint services except in St. Louis County where the funds are used for equipment and services, except for salaries, wages, and benefits, by cities, towns, villages, counties, or fire protection districts which contract with the joint central fire and emergency dispatching service. This bill specifies that all funds derived from the tax, including any existing surplus funds, may be used by any city, town, village, county, or fire protection district or a central fire and emergency service board for these purposes.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives