BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
Ordinance 2022-14 sets the tax rate at 51.3719 cents (I&S at 23.4886 and M&O at 27.8833). This rate is reflected in the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Proposed Budget. The required public hearing and notices have been published and held.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Collection of property taxes at the adopted rate is a primary funding source for the General Fund and Debt Service Fund budgets.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff Recommends adopting a property tax rate of 51.3719 cents to fund the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Budget.
THE MOTION MUST BE STATED AS:
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF .513719, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 16.83 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.