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Live Oak council advances 9.25 millage rate on first reading; budget and Spruce Street engineering concerns discussed
Summary
The City of Live Oak City Council approved the first reading of ordinance 1539 to set the millage rate at 9.25 mills and reviewed the proposed $49,896,385 operating budget on first reading. Council members and staff also discussed paving needs on Spruce Street and engineering concerns about a nearby sewer main.
The City of Live Oak City Council on first reading approved ordinance 1539 to set the city's millage rate at 9.25 mills, a rate the clerk said is about $110,000 above the calculated rollback rate and would yield roughly $3,362,653 in revenue at the proposed rate.
City Clerk (unnamed) read the ordinance text into the record, including the millage figure and a statement that public hearings had been noticed and conducted at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, with a final public hearing noted as conducted on Tuesday, Sept. 23. After a motion and a second, the council approved the first reading by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
The budget discussion included the first reading of ordinance 1540, the city's operating budget for fiscal year 2025-26, which was described in the record…
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