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Geneva council moves to oppose state bill that would eliminate 'inside millage' property tax
Summary
City officials told the Geneva City Council that House Bill 335 would cut roughly $500,000 annually from the city’s revenues and asked the council to draft a formal resolution opposing the measure.
Geneva City Council members were told June 9 that proposed state legislation to end municipal “inside millage” property-tax collections would remove roughly $500,000 in local revenue and prompted council members to prepare a formal statement opposing the bill.
City Manager Joseph Marquette told the council the legislation, referenced in the meeting as H.B. 335, would eliminate the city’s inside millage and that the bulk of the lost revenue — about $400,000 — flows to the general fund. "This is gonna be devastating to schools," Marquette said, adding…
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