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Mayor warns of $8.5M budget shortfall after failed tax renewals; millage renewal eyed for Dec. 12 ballot
Summary
Three property-tax renewal measures totaling $8,500,000 failed in the recent election; the mayor said a proposed budget reflecting that shortfall will go to council in mid-August and the administration will begin public discussion ahead of a millage renewal on the December 12 ballot.
Mayor Marshall Simeon told residents that three long-standing property-tax renewal measures that financed police, fire and other city salaries, operations and maintenance failed to pass in the most recent election, creating an $8,500,000 reduction in expected revenue.
"In mid August, we will present the city council with a proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. This will provide our community with its 1st look at what a $8,500,000 reduction in our budget will mean for city operations and services," Simeon said.
He added that the administration will begin discussing a property-tax millage renewal that will appear on the December 12 ballot before current authorizations expire at year’s end to provide voters with information before they decide.
