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City manager: state legislative session appears to be over; special session on property tax reform expected
Summary
City Manager Frank Martz briefed the commission that the state legislative session appears to have ended and a special session on property tax reform is expected; he said several bills the city monitored did not advance while others with potential financial impacts are moving forward, including measures on budget website requirements and utility rate hearings.
City Manager Frank Martz told commissioners the state legislative session "appears to have concluded and is expected to move into a special session related to property tax reform." He said several bills the city had been monitoring did not advance, while a few that could have financial impacts on taxpayers and the city appear to be moving forward.
Martz specifically noted bills "including those related to budget website requirements and utility rate hearings." The meeting minutes do not identify bill numbers or sponsors, nor do they include predicted fiscal impacts or local implementation steps; Martz offered this as an informational update to the commission.
No formal direction or action was recorded during the meeting on the legislative matters; commissioners did not take a vote or make a policy motion on the state issues during this session.
