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City manager outlines FY2025–26 budget, proposes tax-rate increase and places workshop on next agenda
Summary
City management presented a preliminary FY2025–26 budget framework proposing a 4-cent property tax-rate increase, personnel pay adjustments, and potential rate increases for water; council agreed to schedule a dedicated budget workshop to refine assumptions and priorities.
City Manager (name not specified in the transcript) presented the administration’s initial framework for the fiscal year 2025–26 budget, recommending a 4-cent increase in the city’s property-tax rate and pay adjustments to address recruitment and retention concerns.
“On the revenue side, you see $3.9 million in property tax based on my recommendation of a 4-cent increase,” the City Manager said, explaining the rate proposal would move the rate from 65.5 cents to 69.5…
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