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Broken Bow council adopts 2022-23 appropriation and sets final property tax request
Summary
The Broken Bow City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 1262, the 2022-2023 annual appropriation, approved a related 1% restricted-fund increase and adopted Resolution 2022-12 setting the city's final property tax request for 2022-2023.
Broken Bow's City Council on Sept. 13 unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 1262, the city's 2022-2023 annual appropriation bill, after a brief public hearing and an explanation from City Administrator Dan Knoell.
The council opened the public hearing at 6:13 p.m.; Knoell explained the appropriation and the hearing closed at 6:14 p.m. Councilmember David Schmidt moved to suspend the statutory three-reading rule so the ordinance could be considered that night; the motion was seconded by Larry Miller and passed on a roll-call vote with Schmidt, Miller and David Baltz voting aye.
The council also approved Resolution 2022-11, authorizing an additional 1% increase to restricted funds, and later adopted Resolution 2022-12 to set the city's final property tax request for 2022-2023. Both measures passed unanimously.
Why it matters: the annual appropriation ordinance establishes the city's authorized spending for the fiscal year and the property tax resolution fixes the tax request that the city will submit for the coming budget year. The minutes record the council's unanimous approval but do not include line-by-line appropriation totals in the meeting text; the detailed appropriation schedule is part of the ordinance document on file with the city.
Details and procedure: the meeting record shows the hearings opened and closed within minutes and that the council used the statutory suspension to accelerate final passage of the appropriation and wage ordinances. Vote records in the minutes list the three voting members by name and show no recorded nays; Councilmember Chris Myers was listed as absent.
Bills and fiscal note: the meeting minutes include a bills list presented as part of the consent agenda with a total of $502,389.11 for bills and biweekly payroll entries. The minutes do not attribute specific line items to the appropriation ordinance.
Next steps: by adopting the appropriation and the property tax resolution the city has set the spending authority and tax request for 2022-2023. Any further adjustments would require subsequent council action or amendment of the ordinance.
