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Anderson City Council approves series of ordinances on tax rates and staff pay
Summary
At its Oct. 2 meeting, the Anderson City Council passed multiple ordinances on third and final reading, including the citys appropriation and tax rates and salary schedules for elected and appointed officials; each ordinance awaits the signatures of the mayor and council president.
The Anderson City Council passed eight ordinances on third and final reading at its Thursday meeting, including an ordinance setting the city—s appropriation and tax rates and several ordinances that fix salaries for elected and appointed city officials.
The measures were presented for third and final reading and approved by roll call votes with no substantive debate recorded. Jake Brown, personnel director, presented multiple salary ordinances and said he was "here before you today asking for third and final reading" for several of the items. Each ordinance was recorded as passed and is awaiting the signatures of the mayor and the council president.
Why it matters: The appropriation and tax-rates ordinance sets legal spending and revenue levels for the coming year; the salary ordinances establish pay for elected officers and most city employees, affecting city budgets and employee pay scales going forward.
Votes at a glance: - Ordinance 20-25: "An ordinance for appropriation and tax rates." Passed on third and final reading; roll-call responses recorded as…
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