Unchanged city property tax rate of $0.5973, or just under 60 cents, per $100 of taxable value
Revenue increases projected
Catch up on deferred capital spending
Increases in travel and training budgets post COVID
June 1, final proposed budget presented
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$62,479,639 General Fund
Pays for most visible government functions like public safety, inspections and public works
Top revenue sources
$27.9 million, 44.7% of General Fund, property taxes, increases based on projected growth, especially in new houses
$14.4 million projected sales-tax revenues, 23% of General Fund
$5.6 million comes from shared state taxes including street repair, utility & franchise taxes, beer taxes, which is 9% of GF revenues