30 results for “local tax”
30 results for “local tax”
The Coatesville City Council held a regular meeting on October 13, 2025, where they unanimously appointed Rob Jefferson as City Solicitor following his transition to the law firm Unruh, Turner, Burke & Frees. The Council also conducted a public hearing on the HND Hilltop Neighborhood Development Overlay LERTA District Ordinance, which would establish tax exemptions from real estate property tax for certain deteriorated properties within a designated neighborhood development overlay district, in compliance with Pennsylvania's Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance Act.
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The Select Budget Committee met on October 8, 2025, to consider CB 121083, an ordinance imposing a local sales and use tax to fund criminal justice investments and amending related sections of the Seattle Municipal Code. Eight committee members voted in favor of recommending passage to City Council, with Councilmember Rivera voting in opposition. The meeting convened at 2:01 p.m. with Councilmember Strauss presiding and adjourned at 3:17 p.m.
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The Select Budget Committee held a meeting on September 25, 2025, to review the Mayor's Proposed 2025 and 2026 Budgets through department overview presentations from the City Budget Office and department directors. The committee heard information items on budget process overview (Inf 2732), the CBO's 2026 proposed budget overview (Inf 2733), and federal backfill (Inf 2734). The committee also discussed Council Bill 121083, which proposes imposing a local sales and use tax to fund criminal justice investments and amends Seattle Municipal Code sections 5.60. The meeting was chaired by Councilmember Strauss with seven members present during the afternoon session, beginning at 9:31 a.m. and adjourning at 4:32 p.m.
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The Governance, Accountability, and Economic Development Committee met on July 24, 2025, from 2:02 p.m. to 3:49 p.m., with Councilmember Sara Nelson presiding and five members present. The committee unanimously recommended adoption of Resolution 32174, which establishes public-safety funding priorities in anticipation of a potential one-tenth of one percent local option public safety sales tax authorized by the 2025 State Legislature. The committee also unanimously recommended adoption of Resolution 32173, which adopts updated General Rules and Procedures for the Seattle City Council, superseding Resolution 32096.
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The Governance, Accountability, and Economic Development Committee met on July 10, 2025, from 2:01 p.m. to 4:36 p.m. at Seattle City Hall with five members present: Council President Nelson, Robert Kettle, Joy Hollingsworth, Maritza Rivera, and Mark Solomon. The committee discussed Resolution 32174, which sets public-safety funding priorities related to a potential additional one-tenth of one percent local option public safety sales tax authorized by the 2025 State Legislature. The committee also heard an information item on audit recommendation updates and discussed Resolution 32173 to adopt new General Rules and Procedures for the Seattle City Council, superseding Resolution 32096.
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The City Manager presented the Fiscal Year 2025 Operating and Capital Budget to the Mayor and Council on April 9, 2024, emphasizing long-term financial sustainability, strategic investment, and employee retention as key priorities. The budget reflects adjustments to the previously planned 5-year General Fund Investment Plan due to forecasted revenue decreases from the State's new flat income tax policy, which will reduce the city's shared income tax collections for FY25 and FY26 more than initially expected. The FY25 budget continues funding for public safety equipment and facilities, collector streets per Proposition 411 commitments, and adds a $6 million local match requirement for a Housing Choice grant award.
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