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Ashland council reviews budget constraints as Measure 5 and Measure 50 limit property-tax revenue
Summary
On May 5, 2025, the Ashland City Council met in a study session to review the city's 2025-27 budget background and the legal limits on property-tax revenue.
On May 5, 2025, the Ashland City Council met in a study session to review the city's 2025-27 budget background and the legal limits on property-tax revenue. Finance Director Marianne Berry and Deputy Finance Director Bryn Morrison presented the budget process and assumptions, and Deputy City Manager Jordan Rooklyn explained how Measure 5 (1990) and Measure 50 (1997) affect local tax collections.
Council was told that no city department has overspent in the current budget and that the reductions proposed for the next biennium result from projected revenues failing to keep pace with rising costs. The Citizen Budget Committee began deliberations on April 30 to develop a balanced budget for…
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