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Manassas council signals $1.28 advertised tax-rate ceiling during budget work session
Summary
At a budget work session the Manassas City Council signaled support for advertising a $1.28 property tax ceiling, reviewed $2.1 million in unassigned funds and $3.56 million in unfunded requests, and discussed school funding, senior tax relief and transit supplements.
At a budget work session, the Manassas City Council indicated by a show of heads and verbal confirmation that it will advertise a tax rate ceiling of $1.28 per $100 of assessed value — an advertised figure that, council members and staff repeatedly emphasized, is a not-to-exceed number and not a final tax rate.
The council’s discussion centered on how advertised tax-rate choices would affect available one-time and ongoing funding. Staff told the council it has $2.1 million in unassigned funds and identified roughly $3.56 million in total unfunded requests, and council members debated whether to use unassigned money, data-center revenue or other sources to meet priorities including school requests, senior and disabled tax relief and community programs.
The advertised-rate decision is procedural: staff explained that advertising a higher ceiling preserves flexibility as the council continues budget discussions. A staff member summarized that “that is an advertised tax rate only. It’s not to exceed,” and reminded…
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