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Council records acceptance of county-certified tax rate
Summary
A councilmember moved to accept the certified tax rate provided by the county; the motion was placed on the record and later discussed in follow-up budget and tax-rate conversation.
A councilmember moved to accept the certified tax rate provided by the county during the meeting.
The motion to accept the county-certified tax rate was recorded on the public record during the meeting. Later discussion in the meeting referenced that acceptance, noting that conversations about raising taxes followed the action and that accepting the certified tax rate had already occurred earlier in the session.
The transcript does not record a numeric roll-call tally for the acceptance motion. Council members discussed the difficulty of raising taxes and the potential impacts on residents who live on fixed incomes; councilors also noted that certified tax-rate acceptance is a routine procedural step required for budgeting.
No new tax rate number was provided in the public transcript; staff were not recorded announcing a specific certified rate during the excerpt provided.
