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Amelia County adopts proposed budget changes, lowers personal property rate by $0.10 in 3–2 vote
Summary
At a special Amelia County meeting, officials approved a $0.10 cut to the personal property tax rate (3–2), adopted an employee bonus ordinance, and directed staff to draft an ordinance to raise the elderly/disabled tax-relief income cap from $30,000 to $33,000 for a later public hearing.
Amelia County officials met in a special session and approved a proposed budget package that includes a 10-cent reduction in the personal property tax rate and adoption of an employee bonus ordinance. The body also directed staff to prepare an ordinance to raise the elderly/disabled tax-relief income cap from $30,000 to $33,000 for advertisement and public hearing before any formal vote.
The tax-rate motion, described by Speaker 3 as “the motion that Dexter presented,” passed on a 3–2 voice/hand vote after members debated whether to return surplus funds to taxpayers or retain them for unfinished projects. Speaker 3 called for the vote and announced the 3–2…
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