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Shenandoah council raises tax rate to fund police pay parity and staffing
Summary
The Shenandoah City Council voted Aug. 27 to set a property tax rate of 0.2021, a move finance staff said is aimed at covering a proposed police pay-parity package and related staffing costs; council members said the change is intended to preserve service levels amid regional pay increases.
The Shenandoah City Council voted Aug. 27 to publish a proposed property tax rate of $0.2021 per $100 of assessed valuation, a measure city staff said is needed to fund a police pay-parity plan and shore up staffing.
Finance staff (Lisa) told council the pay-parity proposal — designed to make Shenandoah more competitive with recent raises at larger nearby agencies — would increase the city's cost for current sworn staffing by about $383,000 for the coming year. Lisa said the…
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