City attorney Brandon Fitzsimmons prepared the motion for the Menahga City Council’s meeting on Monday, Jan. 10, stating that, due to the absence of a city administrator, the council assigns Deputy Clerk Tanya Edwards certain duties.
After budget cuts, the council dropped the levy .26 percent compared to last year. 1:50 pm, Dec. 15, 2020
The Menahga City Council on Dec. 8 adopted a final 2021 tax levy of $473,298 – a $1,246 or 0.26 percent decrease from 2020.
Last year’s final levy was $474,544.
City Administrator Curt Kreklau said the council “did a lot of work” to whittle the levy down from the preliminary one set in September at $577,554, which would have been a 23 percent increase. “So we’re basically keeping the levy steady from 2020 to 2021.”
“I was proud of us,” said council member Karol Andreasen.
The general fund levy accounts for $382,642 of the total levy. The remainder is general obligation improvement bond payments for payable 2021, totaling $90,656.