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Clerk: new rule requires posting potential tax increases with budget
Summary
A county clerk said a new requirement mandates including estimates of potential tax increases in the budget posting; officials said the disclosure helps residents understand levy authority.
A county clerk told officials that new guidance requires the budget posting to include what potential increases in taxes would be, a change the clerk said they do not believe had been done previously.
"You have to include what the potential increases in taxes would be," the clerk said, adding that this information helps residents understand the county's levy authority. A committee member said last year was the first time the county had correctly advertised its budget, signaling ongoing changes to the county's publication practices.
Officials said they will discuss the technical details and how to present the estimates individually with staff in advance of the posting and the adoption process.
