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Bettendorf holds separate public hearing as proposed property tax levy remains at $13.11; FY2026 budget $113 million
Summary
At a special April 1 hearing, Bettendorf City finance director Jason Shadd said the proposed FY2026 levy rate will remain $13.11 per $1,000 of taxable value. The proposed $113,000,000 budget preserves current service levels and continues funding six firefighters paid by a federal SAFER grant.
Bettendorf City held a separate public hearing April 1 on the proposed FY2026 property tax levy and budget; Finance Director Jason Shadd told the council the overall levy rate in the proposal remains $13.11 per $1,000 of taxable value and the proposed budget totals $113,000,000.
The hearing is required under a recent change in state law that mandates an additional, standalone public hearing on the levy, Mayor Robert Kallinger said. The hearing was informational only and required no council action, and no members of the public spoke on the levy during the hearing.
Shadd said the city’s proposed levy rate would not change for FY2026. “The proposed tax levy rate ……
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