Sean C. Morgan
The City Council reached a consensus in a July 28 work session to pursue property tax rate increases of $1.45 for law enforcement and 35 cents for the library per $1,000 of assessed property value.
The current levies expire June 30, 2016. The proposed rate increase will appear before voters in November.
The increases do not necessarily result in direct increases in tax bills. Rather, they redistribute the taxes among the taxing…