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Pleasant Hill council sets March 24 hearing on proposed FY27 property tax levy after DART withdrawal
Summary
The Pleasant Hill City Council unanimously approved a resolution setting a March 24 public hearing on the proposed FY27 property tax levy and heard city staff explain a state requirement for two budget hearings and a reallocation of a former transit levy following the city's withdrawal from DART.
The Pleasant Hill City Council unanimously approved a resolution on March 3 to set a public hearing on the proposed FY27 property tax levy for March 24, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.
City Manager Ben Champ told the council that a change in state requirements now requires Iowa cities to hold two hearings on their annual budgets, citing Code of Iowa section 384.16. He said the county will mail a notice to each taxpayer on March 20 that lists the hearing times for the city, county and K‑12 school district, and that the deadline to certify city budgets has been moved to April 30 to allow time for the hearings and the required mailer.
The resolution (No. 030326-01), moved by Councilmember Mark Konrad and seconded by Councilmember Konnor Hodges, passed on a 5-0 roll-call vote. The council packet and staff explanation also noted that Pleasant Hill has withdrawn from DART; the FY27 budget reassigns $0.61669 of the former transit levy to a new City levy of $12.10. According to city staff, that change results in a combined rate that is $0.01669 lower than previous city-authorized levies because the transit levy has been eliminated.
Councilmember Len Murray moved and Councilmember Andrew Birch earlier approved the meeting agenda by the same 5-0 vote. There were no public comments or consent items at the special session.
Mayor Sara Kurovski closed with a brief announcement about the Chamber of Commerce dinner later in the week. The council adjourned at 5:34 p.m.
The council will take public comment and hear the proposed property tax levy at the March 24, 2026 public hearing; the county’s taxpayer mailing is scheduled for March 20, and the final budget must be adopted and certified by April 30 per the state timeline explained by city staff.
