The Bartlett Channel
The Bartlett Police Department has 115 sworn police officers and 75 vehicles which serve all areas within the corporate limits 24 hours a day. The response time is 3-4 minutes. Bartlett has an award winning Tactical Unit (SRT) with 12 members, a motorcycle unit with 4 BMWs, three Canine Teams and 13 reserve officers that are used to enforce traffic laws and investigate auto accidents.
The programs on the Bartlett Channel include replays of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meetings, replays of the Planning Commission meetings, and the Bartlett FYI show. Bartlett FYI is Bartlett’s monthly news and information program. Each month contains stories on the City’s departments and functions, City services, and community events. The Bartlett Channel appears on Channel 17-Comcast (it is not available on Direct TV/Dish Network/ AT&T U-Verse). However, all programming is available 24-hours a day, everyday on the City’s web site, www.CityofBartlett.org. Simply click on the Video Archives button, then select the show you want to watch.
A bicycle patrol concentrates on the business community. The D.A.R.E. (Drug Awareness Resistance Education) Program was first initiated in the Bartlett schools and has been instrumental in teaching students about the dangers of drugs. It also helps to keep the lines of communications open between young people and law enforcement. The entire department consists of 177 employees.
Fire Department
..................................................................... The Bartlett Fire Department operates with a staff of 97 personnel utilizing 5 stations. There are six pumpers (three fully staffed and three reserve), two trucks (1-95 foot platform and 1-75 aerial), and 7 ambulances (4 fully staffed and 3 reserve). The response time is 4.5 minutes, and the department has a Class 3 rating for fire insurance.
Utilities
..................................................................... Bartlett has its own water and sewer system. Some Bartlett residents are serviced the City of Memphis sewer system. Electricity and gas are serviced by Memphis Light Gas & Water.
Tax Rate
..................................................................... Property Taxes: City of Bartlett $1.49; Shelby County $4.06 Sales Tax: (State 7%; Local 2.75%) Tennessee levies no state income tax on Hospitals
News Media
..................................................................... Bartlett is served by one weekly newspaper, The Bartlett Express, and a daily metropolitan paper, The Commercial Appeal. There are six local television stations, 25 AM and FM radio stations, Comcast and AT&T.
City of Bartlett l January - July 2013
The City of Bartlett
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Buy Bartlett
..................................................................... Be sure to check out www.BuyBartlett.org. Sign up now! Bartlett businesses will be sending out discounts, special offers and coupons for FREE. You may also like the Buy Bartlett Facebook page or Text BUYB to 88500. All deals are free to receive. The Bartlett Association of Retailers is a local non-profit organization that was recently formed by local merchants to promote growth and prosperity for the Bartlett retail industry. The mission of the Bartlett Association of Retailers is to educate the citizens of Bartlett on the importance of shopping locally and to promote the individual retailers within the city. The goal is to increase retail sales in Bartlett and provide job security for local retail workers. Secondly, we want residents of Bartlett to know how their decisions about where to buy gas, groceries or a new appliance can actually impact their city services and indirectly their property taxes. Invest in your community! Sales tax collection is the cities 2nd largest revenue source behind property tax collection. For every dollar you spend with a Bartlett Business, you pay 9.75% in state and local sales tax. 2.75% of that stays right here in Bartlett to go towards city services like Police and Fire protection or to public schools. The remaining 7% goes to the state of which a portion is then sent back to the city and county level based on population. If you spend the same amount somewhere outside of the City of Bartlett, then you get zero return for your tax dollar.
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