The Walker County Board of Commissioners last made an adjustment to the county's Public Safety Fee in 2023. The current fee is $0.14 per square foot on all buildings, with a minimum of $125 and maximum of $600 to be charged on a residential house, mobile home, duplex or triplex.
While residential dwellings account for a majority of all units in Walker County, the minimum and maximum amounts charged for agricultural, commercial and industrial buildings have also been adjusted. The fee structure generates about $5.45 million annually to fund fire services, which includes 24/7/365 operations at seven fire stations.
The Walker County Fire & Rescue Special Tax District, which provides for a public safety fee to provide firefighting and emergency management services, was created and adopted by ordinance on September 20, 1994.