WPTV is getting answers about why Palm Beach County commissioners voted to create a new funding mechanism for law enforcement and what it could eventually mean for roughly 700,000 residents living in unincorporated areas of the county.
After nearly an hour of debate, Palm Beach County commissioners voted 5-2 Tuesday to approve an ordinance creating a Law Enforcement Municipal Service Taxing Unit (MSTU) for unincorporated Palm Beach County.
According to the county agenda, the ordinance creates a law enforcement MSTU that could eventually be used as a dedicated funding source for sheriff’s services beginning in Fiscal Year 2028…