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Wellsville sets Aug. 19 hearing on proposed tax increase to fund part-time city planner
Summary
Council staff said the tentative 2026–27 budget contains a proposed $4,060 ad valorem revenue increase (about 1.12%) intended to pay for a part-time contracted city planner and scheduled a public hearing for Aug. 19, 2026 at 6:10 p.m. in council chambers.
Chair opened the meeting and staff read a public notice about a proposed property-tax increase tied to the 2026–27 tentative budget. Denise (speaker 5) told the council the additional ad valorem revenue would be about $4,060, an increase of roughly 1.12 percent, and that the money would be allocated to planning and zoning to help pay for a part-time contracted city planner.
"The approximate dollar amount of the ad valorem tax revenue increase is $4,060," Denise said while reading the notice, adding that the proposal "is for the Wellsville City will be hiring a city planner on a part time contracted basis." She also announced a public hearing for Aug. 19, 2026, at 6:10 p.m. in the council chambers, and said the notice meets the requirements of the Open and Public Meeting Act.
Nut graf: The council did not vote on the tax at the May 20 meeting; staff framed the announcement as informational and a step toward formal public comment. Council members emphasized the hearing as the opportunity for residents to ask about the precise uses of the revenue and about the scope of the planned planner contract.
Council members asked staff to keep public materials clear about how the projected $4,060 would be used and to explain whether the position would be a contracted part-time role or an in-house hire. Staff said the amount in the notice reflects estimates based on 2025 taxable values and that the detailed scope and contract terms will be available before the hearing.
The announcement also included a brief explanation of the taxing calculations: the city’s 2025 taxable value was presented in the notice as $451,095,308 and staff said the certified tax rate would increase by a rate difference of 0.000009 to an estimated rate of 0.00081 in order to produce the additional $4,060 in ad valorem revenue.
What happens next: The council set the public hearing for Aug. 19, 2026, at 6:10 p.m. in the council chambers, where residents can present comment before the council decides whether to adopt the increased rate as part of the final 2026–27 budget process.
