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Perry council adopts FY2027 budget, raises garbage charge and approves a package of project pay requests and easements
Summary
Perry City Council held the final public hearing for the fiscal 2027 budget, approved a levy figure read in the record and adopted the budget by unanimous roll call; council also approved multiple resolutions and pay applications for downtown improvements, airport runway/taxiway work, easements for Sumis Avenue and other routine contract actions.
Perry City Council held its final public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget and then adopted the annual budget by unanimous roll call.
Officials read a levy figure during the hearing (recorded in the transcript as "17.91073 per 10,000 evaluation") and explained that a rise in taxable valuation was offset by a required 2% reduction in the consolidated general fund levy. Staff flagged higher landfill tipping fees as a key driver for recommended service-fee adjustments and proposed increasing the regular garbage service charge by $2 per month (from $19 to $21) to cover an approximately $95,000 increase in tipping fees.
After the hearing, council considered and approved several routine and project-related items that had been on the agenda:
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