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City of Chester reviews 2025 budget, tax and salary ordinances; pulls fee-schedule for more review

2173579 · January 1, 2025
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Summary

City of Chester council members at a deliberative meeting on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 reviewed a slate of final-reading ordinances covering the 2025 budget, the 2025 salary ordinance, business privilege and earned-income taxes, the 2025 local services tax, the 2025 real estate tax levy and a refuse collection fee, and considered three resolutions including handicap parking zones, a bank depository amendment and an MOU for park lighting.

City of Chester council members at a deliberative meeting on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 reviewed a slate of final-reading ordinances covering the 2025 budget, the 2025 salary ordinance, business privilege and earned-income taxes, the 2025 local services tax, the 2025 real estate tax levy and a refuse collection fee, and considered three resolutions including handicap parking zones, a bank depository amendment and an MOU for park lighting.

The matters are part of the council’s year-end actions to set tax and fee levels and finalize budget and administrative details for 2025. The items were presented for final reading; the transcript of the meeting records questions and staff clarifications but does not record final roll-call votes.

“The following ordinances will be voted on at council,” the city solicitor said while reciting the list of bills and resolutions on the agenda. The solicitor identified each item by bill and ordinance number, including the 2025 budget (final reading of bill no. 11, ordinance no. 10), the salary ordinance (final…

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