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Layton council briefed on House Bill 236 requirements, urged to decide on property-tax increase before May tentative budget
Summary
City staff told the council that House Bill 236 requires explicit notice at the tentative-budget meeting if the tentative budget includes a property-tax rate increase and that a property-tax impact schedule must be presented; council members discussed reserve use and asked staff for follow-up before the first May meeting.
Tracy, a city staff member presenting the budget update, told the Layton City Council that House Bill 236 shortens the timeline for local property-tax decisions and requires a clear statement and an impact schedule when the tentative budget is presented. "In the meeting where the tentative budget is presented, an executive officer has to state that the tentative budget includes a property tax rate increase and they must present a property tax impact schedule,"…
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