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Junction City adopts FY 2024–25 budget, keeps permanent tax rate at 6.0445 per $1,000
Summary
At its June 11 meeting, the Junction City Council adopted the FY 2024–25 budget and authorized the city's permanent tax rate of 6.0445 per $1,000 assessed value; staff described capital transfers, a $909,000 state revenue-sharing increase and no net change to total appropriations.
The Junction City Council on June 11 adopted the city’s FY 2024–25 budget and authorized the permanent property tax rate of 6.0445 per $1,000 of assessed value.
Director Crocker presented the budget committee-approved plan and summarized key changes, including a $440,000 increase to police capital outlay funded by a corresponding transfer from the general fund nondepartmental account and various transfers to parks, sewer and sanitation capital projects. "Total revenue, state revenue sharing this year is 909,000 for the city," Crocker said, noting that is roughly $117,000 more than last year.
The council opened a public hearing on the budget and received no in-person or online testimony before closing the hearing. Councilor Hancock moved to adopt Resolution No. 1 (the FY 2024–25 approved budget, appropriations as shown on Schedule A, and imposition of the permanent tax rate of 6.0445 per $1,000); Councilor Worschburg seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: the adopted budget preserves the city’s planned capital investments while locking in the permanent tax levy the council authorized for the coming fiscal year. Crocker emphasized that the allocation change adopted by the budget committee alters how general revenues are distributed among departments (by percentage of the total) but does not change total department funding.
What changed: highlights in the adopted materials include the police capital fund increase ($440,000 transfer), adjustments in sewer fund transfers and contingencies, a correction to sanitation loan payments, and street capital revenue remaining at $273,000 so the net change to available revenue is zero. The council also approved related fiscal-policy acknowledgments and cleanup appropriations in subsequent resolutions.
Next steps: staff will implement the adopted appropriations, update schedules and present any follow-up items required by the budget committee and council.
