OGDEN - Five years ago, cities in Weber County and the Sheriff's Office consolidated 911 dispatch services into one system. Now the panel of sheriff, fire and police chiefs that runs the system is asking countywide voters today to approve a special service district so emergency dispatch will have permanent funding via property taxes. At present, cities and the county kick in a share of the budget and pass on the costs to residents and businesses in different ways, said Greg Whinham, Roy police chief and a spokesman for the executive committee that runs Weber 911 dispatch. Under the proposed special service district, the cost of dispatch will be paid from a property tax levy. Each city and the county has agreed to lower taxes or fees proportionally. Overall, the district would not collect more from taxpayers than they now are paying, but the cost to individuals might vary, he said. For instance, Roy has paid its share by tacking $2 onto every water bill. That fee would be replaced by a tax that would amount to nearly $30 per year for the owner of a home with a taxable value of $141,000. Whinham said the committee thought the property tax would be more equitable than the current system, since not all cities pay the same per capita. - Kristen Moulton