· Context
Budget and $0.43070 tax-rate ordinances pass first reading 4-1
On September 22, 2026 the council passed on first reading Ordinance No. 8270 (FY2026/27 budget) and Ordinance No. 8271 (2026 tax roll and a $0.43070 rate: $0.32412 maintenance and operations, $0.10658 debt), each 4-1 with Councilmember Les Simpson against, according to draft minutes in the October 13 agenda packet. The tax-rate motion described the rate as "effectively a 2.13% increase in the tax rate," while the ordinance's statutory notice says it "will effectively be raised by 2.9 percent" for maintenance and operations. Both ordinances passed second reading September 29.[1][2]
Lola OgunremiLes SimpsonDavid PrescottDon TippsTim ReidCole Stanley
What the sources say
- ✓ Verified
Draft minutes of September 22, 2026 record Ordinance No. 8270 (budget) adopted on first reading on a motion by Councilmember Prescott, seconded by Councilmember Reid, and Ordinance No. 8271 (tax rate) on a motion by Prescott, seconded by Councilmember Tipps, each 4-1 (Stanley, Reid, Tipps, Prescott for; Simpson against). [1]
- ⚠ Sources differ
City documents state the size of the FY2026/27 increase in different terms.
Reported value 1[1]
- Increase
- 2.13%
Motion wording on September 22 and 29: the $0.43070 rate 'is effectively a 2.13% increase in the tax rate'
- Increase
- 2.9%
Statutory notice in Ordinance No. 8271: the rate 'will effectively be raised by 2.9 percent' for maintenance and operations, about $9.00 on a $100,000 home
Reported value 3[1]
- Increase
- 2.58%
Budget hearing notice: property tax revenue up $2,063,963, a 2.58% increase over the prior budget