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Preview meeting introduces home-rule charter study and raises questions about taxes, fees and bidding rules
Summary
Council preview included an introduction to a proposed government study commission and home-rule charter ordinance and a wide-ranging discussion on earned-income tax caps, real estate transfer tax, bidding limits, advertising requirements and proposed increases to zoning application fees.
At a June 18 preview meeting staff introduced a proposal to establish a government study commission and a home-rule charter ordinance and led a discussion about how a home rule charter could affect local taxes, fees and procurement rules.
Why it matters: Adopting a home rule charter can change which local tax and fee options are available, alter procurement and bidding rules, and affect how the borough advertises procurements and applies for grants. Those changes affect municipal revenues, administrative processes and legal exposure.
Staff and council members discussed a number of issues that would be affected by home-rule authority or that require clarification before any charter changes. On taxes, staff said the earned-income tax (EIT) has a 1% statutory limit and that the municipality currently receives…
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