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Council proposes a $0.38851 FY2019/20 rate and sets hearings and adoption votes, 4-1

On August 20, 2019 the council voted 4-1 to propose a tax rate of $0.38851 per $100 and to set public hearings for September 3 and 10 and record votes on September 17 and 24, 2019. Mayor Ginger Nelson and Councilmembers Freda Powell, Eddy Sauer and Howard Smith voted yes; Councilmember Elaine Hays voted no. Finance Director Laura Storrs said the rate would cost $1.68 a month on a $100,000 home and would pay for 10 new firefighters, three Animal Management & Welfare positions, more street funding and the continuing projects of the voter-approved 2016 Propositions 1 and 2. The council adopted $0.38851 in September.[1]

Ginger NelsonFreda PowellEddy SauerHoward SmithElaine HaysLaura Storrs

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