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Smithville aldermen approve emergency ordinance setting 2024 property tax levy
Summary
The Smithville Board of Aldermen voted 4–2 to adopt an emergency ordinance setting the 2024 property tax levy (bill 3038-24). City staff said an allowable inflationary adjustment and valuation shifts produced the proposed 0.01111 increase, which the city estimated at about $107 per $100,000 of assessed value.
The Smithville Board of Aldermen on a 4–2 roll-call vote adopted an emergency ordinance setting the city—s 2024 property tax levy (bill 3038-24). Alderman Atkins moved for approval; the ordinance was read into the record and references 67.110, RSMo, as the statutory basis cited by staff.
At a brief discussion before the vote, an alderman asked why the city—s levy rose rather…
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