Council adopts resolution authorizing tax levies and declaring emergency

Council adopted a resolution accepting the amounts and rates determined by the budget commission, authorizing the necessary tax levies and certifying them to the county auditor. The resolution was read as an emergency measure during the legislation portion of the meeting, and council members voted to pass it.

The clerk reported the resolution as accepting the commission’s figures and instructing the tax levy certification required by the county auditor. Council acted to pass the resolution; no budget detail or levy rates were presented on the dais beyond the statement that the amounts and rates were as determined by the budget commission.

Because the resolution was declared an emergency, it will take immediate effect as provided by the city’s procedures once certified to the county auditor.