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Ottawa City Commission adopts 2025 budget, sets mill rate at 44.644
Summary
After a public hearing and debate over minor adjustments, the Ottawa City Commission approved a resolution to exceed the revenue‑neutral rate and adopted the 2025 operating budget, setting the city mill rate at 44.644 in a 4–1 vote.
The Ottawa City Commission on Sept. 4 adopted the city’s 2025 operating budget and set the mill rate at 44.644 after a public hearing and deliberations.
Director Landis opened the budget hearing, summarizing the budget process and key figures: the city had published a tentative mill rate of 45.0 mills, used conservative revenue estimates, and reported an assessed valuation increase of about 8.4 percent driven in part by roughly $1.6 million in new construction. Landis said the published rate and the county’s calculation produced a revenue‑neutral rate of 43.609 mills and explained the statutory process for…
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