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8 results for “millage reduction”

  • 2024 Budget

    Mahanoy City, PA
    Budget

    The Borough of Mahanoy City 2024 Budget was presented to Council on November 14, 2023, and approved on December 12, 2023, with no proposed tax increase; the millage rate remains at 35.524 mils across six fund categories, including General Fund at 25.5 mils and Debt Reduction Fund at 4.75 mils. Total taxable assessed value increased by $85,050 from 2023 to 2024, generating approximately $2,175 in additional real estate tax revenue at a 72% collection rate. The budget includes $70,000 from ARPA funds to cover a fifth police officer position and $200,000 from ARPA for the B Street project. The Borough exited Act 47 financial recovery status in March 2023 after seven years of oversight since 2016. Projected revenue sources include $620,550.91 in real property taxes, $198,350.89 in grants and government revenue, and $301,393.70 in ARPA funds.

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  • 2023 Budget

    Mahanoy City, PA
    Budget

    The Borough of Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania adopted its 2023 Annual Budget on December 13, 2022, with no proposed tax increase and a total millage rate of 35.524 mils distributed across six funds including General Fund (25.5 mils), Debt Reduction Fund (4.75 mils), and Street Lighting Fund (3.85 mils). The budget projects $63,890 more revenue than 2022, driven by a $1,656,340 increase in assessed taxable value generating approximately $42,300 in additional real estate tax revenue, plus $70,000 from ARPA funds to cover a fifth police officer position. Key revenue sources include Local Tax Enabling Act 511 receipts of $804,500, Real Property Taxes of $579,989.40, and Grants & Government Revenue of $103,028.33. The Borough is scheduled to exit Act 47 financial oversight status in March 2023 after seven years under the program.

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  • CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON ANNUAL BUDGET JULY ...

    Charleston, SC
    Budget

    The City of North Charleston adopted Ordinance #2025-036 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, amending Budget Ordinance #2025-021 to adjust the millage rate due to the 2025 Charleston County reassessment. The millage rate was rolled back from 95 mills to 91.5 mills total, comprising 81.5 mills for General Purpose and 10 mills for Debt Service, representing a 3.5-mill reduction. The Finance Committee voted unanimously 10-0-0 on September 18, 2025, to approve the amendment, followed by City Council approval via roll call vote 9-0-0 on the same date, with first and second readings held on September 11 and September 18, 2025, respectively.

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  • Doylestown Township 2016 Preliminary Budget

    Doylestown, PA
    Budget

    Doylestown Township's 2016 Preliminary Budget document notes that it does not yet incorporate a millage reduction from 1 mil to 0.5 mil and an itemized cost reduction of $135,000, both of which were approved by the Board of Supervisors on November 17, 2015. The document serves as a preliminary version pending the integration of these approved reductions into the final budget.

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  • City of St. Petersburg, Florida Fiscal Year 2025 Adopted ...

    St. Petersburg, FL
    Budget

    The City of St. Petersburg, Florida adopted its Fiscal Year 2025 budget on October 1, 2024, under Mayor Kenneth T. Welch's administration. The budget prioritizes five Pillars for Progress—Housing, Environment and Resilience, Equitable Development, Education and Youth, and Neighborhood Health and Safety—guided by six Principles for Accountable and Responsive Government, with a specific focus on equity initiatives. The budget includes a millage rate reduction from 6.4675 to 6.4525 mills and features the Innovative Equity Project with up to $1 million allocated for community-driven initiatives, with residents voting to fund "Forward Together," a youth crime prevention program designed to provide pathways to success and prevent future crimes.

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  • LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025 BUDGET IN BRIEF PEOPLE FOCUSED.

    Tallahassee, FL
    Budget

    Leon County, Florida adopted a fiscal year 2024/2025 budget of $377,886,993, representing an 8.1% increase from the prior year, while maintaining a constant property tax millage rate for the thirteenth consecutive year. The budget encompasses the county's 702 square miles and population of approximately 301,724 people, with 99,891 in unincorporated areas and 201,833 in city limits. The County Administrator and Board of County Commissioners, led by Chair Carolyn D. Cummings, structured the budget around the FY 2022–2026 Strategic Plan priorities, including septic-to-sewer conversion in the Primary Springs Protection Zone, sidewalk and trail construction, parks and community center enhancements, affordable housing support, and homelessness reduction. The budget reflects the county's commitment to maintaining low per-capita spending and employee counts relative to comparable counties.

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  • 2026 Budget

    Mahanoy City, PA
    Budget

    The Borough of Mahanoy City's 2026 Annual Budget was presented to Council on November 21, 2025, and approved on December 16, 2025, with no proposed tax increase; the millage rate adjusts to 5.99 mils due to reassessment, allocated across General Fund (4.3 mils), Debt Reduction Fund (0.8 mils), Street Lighting Fund (0.65 mils), Fire Tax Fund (0.16 mils), Sinking Fund (0.021 mils), and Library Fund (0.059 mils). The 2026 General Fund Operating Budget projects $655,000 less revenue than 2025, primarily due to $400,000 in one-time grant income from 2025 project completions and $300,000 in transfers related to the completed B Street Project. Real estate tax revenue is calculated using a 72% collection rate for current-year taxes, supplemented by delinquent tax income from Schuylkill County Tax Claim Bureau, and the borough continues a 1% Earned Income Tax under Home Rule Charter authorization with projected receipts increased compared to 2025. Staffing includes five council members, one borough manager, three public works employees, two office workers, one part-time treasurer, one code officer, and five full-time police officers.

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  • 2025 Budget

    Mahanoy City, PA
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    The Borough of Mahanoy City presented its 2025 Annual Budget to Council on November 13, 2024, and approved it on December 10, 2024, with no proposed tax increase; the millage rate remains at 35.524 mils, broken down as General Fund 25.5 mils, Sinking Fund 0.124 mils, Street Lighting Fund 3.85 mils, Debt Reduction Fund 4.75 mils, Library Fund 0.35 mils, and Fire Tax Fund 0.95 mils. The budget allocates $50,000 from ARPA funds for a fifth full-time police officer and $200,000 from ARPA for the B Street project. Grant income of $822,000 is projected, including $250,000 for Center Street acquisition and demolition, $150,000 for Kaiers Park, $100,000 for Main Street Streetscape project, and $250,000 from the ARDCO Grant. The 2025 General Fund Operating Budget projects $919,708 more revenue than the 2024 year-end projection, based on a 72% collection rate for current-year real estate taxes.

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