Council flags potential Local Income Tax increase as MUST meeting scheduled
Aug 31, 2026
The Municipal Strategic Unit Taskforce (MUST) will meet Sept. 16; President Kluesner warned that changes to property taxes, caps, credits, and rising expenses could make a Local Income Tax increase necessary in the future.
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Council President Michael W. Kluesner announced the Municipal Strategic Unit Taskforce (MUST) will meet Sept. 16, 2026, at Jasper City Hall and said the City will live-stream the meeting. Kluesner said the council may need to consider increasing the Local Income Tax rate in the future to cover revenue losses from recent property tax changes, tax caps, personal property caps, age and veteran credits, and rising expenses.
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