Committee hears how a stormwater utility will reduce allowable levy under state rules
Staff told the Budget Review Committee that creating a stormwater utility is treated as a 'covered service' under state levy rules and requires a negative adjustment on the levy worksheet based on the amount levied in 2014; that adjustment reduces allowable levy capacity rather than producing a taxpayer rebate.
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Committee members asked how a new stormwater utility would affect levy capacity. Staff explained that state rules treat covered services differently on the levy‑limit worksheet and that creating a stormwater utility triggers a negative adjustment (Adjustment Q) tied to what was levied for that service in 2014.
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