Council members in Hazleton upheld the estimated $12.5 million spending plan that they adopted earlier this month and made assurances that the city will restore funds that were cut from the police budget.
Council upheld three ordinances that are key to shaping the 2021 budget, as the governing body cast three consecutive votes to override the mayorâs veto of a budget appropriations ordinance and ordinances that set the property tax rate and levy the mercantile tax.
The votes essentially uphold the budget that council adopted in mid-December, which increases the millage rate by 9.7%, or from 6.18 mills this year to 6.78 mills in 2021.