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Bruceville‑Eddy adopts FY2025‑26 budget, raises tax rate and approves utility pay increase
Summary
Council adopted the fiscal 2025–26 budget and a $0.47 per $100 tax rate (a 4.6% effective increase), ratified related revenue changes, and approved a pay adjustment for utility clerks to match public works raises.
The City Council of Bruceville‑Eddy unanimously adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and approved a property tax rate of $0.47 per $100 of assessed value, which the city said represents an effective 4.6% increase in the tax rate. The council also ratified the property‑tax revenue increase reflected in the adopted budget and approved a pay adjustment for the city's utility clerks.
City Administrator Kent Manton summarized the budget and asked the council to adopt ordinance O8‑18‑2025‑1 to approve the General, Water, Sewer, Economic Development Corporation, Street Maintenance, and Hotel Occupancy Tax funds. Council then voted to adopt the budget with a condition to increase utility clerks' pay "to coincide with the pay raise provided to the rest of the public works…
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