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Council debates bond explanatory statement wording and tax-rate messaging
Summary
Councilors and staff debated how to present projected tax impacts for a proposed bond package; staff and the city attorney said legal limits constrain wording, and the explanatory statement will note an estimated 95' per $1,000 increase while also stating a $1.79-per-$1,000 total for all city bond obligations.
Councilors reviewed the draft informational statement for a proposed bond package (the packet described a $98.5 million authority for capital projects) and debated how to present the bond's tax impact to voters.
The finance director and city attorney described the legal and practical constraints on voter-facing language. Finance Director Katie Henry said the city's goal is to offer taxpayers a stable bonded-debt rate and explained how the city plans to phase issuances so the near-term levy increase is estimated at 95' per $1,000 in assessed value while the total bonded-debt levy across all city obligations could be about $1.79 per $1,000 in the long term. "If you look at your…
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