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Council certifies 0.000549 tax rate and approves several fee changes for FY2026–27
Summary
Council certified the county-provided certified tax rate (0.000549) and approved FY2026–27 fee adjustments, including cemetery-plot increases and removal of extra nonresident Sky House surcharges; a new tournament fee for year-long baseball field rentals was added for transparency.
Council voted to certify the tax rate provided by the county assessor (0.000549) and to adopt revisions to city fees for FY2026–27. Staff told the council the certified rate was supplied by the county and that certifying avoids a separate truth-in-taxation process when the city chooses not to increase taxes.
Council reviewed department-level fee changes: cemetery plot fees were increased to align with neighboring sanitation rates to support maintenance; the Sky House rental was simplified by removing extra nonresident surcharges and adding a tournament fee for year-long baseball-field rentals to improve transparency. The motion to approve fees passed after discussion; no roll-call challenge to the fees was recorded.
