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Junction City commissioners agree to seek mill levy at R&R after budget workshop review
Summary
At a budget workshop, commissioners reviewed revenue forecasts, reserves and debt-service schedules and voted by voice to pursue a mill levy at or below the printed R and R (42.984 mills); staff was asked to notify the county and return with further budget details and delinquent-tax figures at the next meeting.
At a Junction City Commission budget workshop, commissioners heard a review of revenues, enterprise fund user fees and the city—s debt schedule and adopted a voice motion to strive to set the city—s mill rate at or below the recommended R and R of 42.984 mills.
City staff summarized key revenue lines and debt-service timing. "We collected about $13.8 million last year across sales-tax components and are pacing roughly $15.3 million this year," S1 said while explaining the sales-tax, compensating-use tax and community-development-district components. S1 also reported the city holds about $28 million in investments and roughly $6 million in operating reserves, and said staff generally recommends three to six months of reserves.
Commissioners pressed staff on how the tax levy is allocated. S1 said sales-tax cash flows historically split about $7 million to the general fund and $7 million to debt service. S1 gave an example of the levy calculation: "The five tax-levy funds will net $10,276,009.59," and later summarized the R and R print line as "42.984 mils" and noted that one mill for the city levies equals about $239,088.
After that recap, S6 moved "that the city commission forms a consensus that we strive to be at or below the R and R," and S2 seconded. Commissioners voted by voice; the motion carried with ayes and no roll-call recorded. S1 said he would notify the county that the commission does not expect to exceed the R and R.
The workshop record shows no formal roll-call tally for the motion; the action was carried by voice vote and recorded in the minutes as "motion carries." The commission also directed staff to return with additional detail on delinquent taxes and any follow-up figures for the next meeting so commissioners can refine cuts and revenue decisions prior to formal budget hearings.
Next steps: staff will notify the county of the commission—s expectation regarding the R and R levy, gather delinquent-tax lists and provide detailed budget pages at the first August meeting or at a separate budget workshop for line-by-line discussion.
