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Council OKs ballot language to allow up to 2‑mill parks and recreation levy when city levies income tax
Summary
Council approved an amendment to the city charter and ballot language that would allow up to two additional mills dedicated to Parks and Recreation operations and maintenance in any year City levies and collects an income tax; council voted 3–1 to place the amendment on the November ballot.
The East Lansing City Council voted Tuesday to place a proposed charter amendment on the November ballot that would allow the city to levy up to 2 additional mills dedicated to parks and recreation operations and maintenance in years when the city levies and collects an income tax.
City Attorney provided draft charter language to modify Section 10.5 so that the city’s authorized levy would remain at 13 mills for general municipal purposes but would authorize “up to 2 additional mills … dedicated for the purpose of…
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