30 results for “tax base”
30 results for “tax base”
Dec 15, 2025
The City Council meeting on April 6, 2026 will address multiple business licenses (mobile food vendors, massage therapy, hemp edibles, liquor permits), a public hearing on a tax abatement application, and bid opening for 2026 Street Reconstruction Projects. The agenda includes several resolutions to approve the 2026-2028 base pay structure, the Austin Bruins contract, budget adjustment number two, design services for the Sanitary Sewer Lining Project, and various funding transfers and change orders for ongoing capital projects. The meeting will also recognize Step Up Award recipients and allow public comment before adjourning.
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The Coolbaugh Township Board of Supervisors met on October 21, 2025, with four of five board members present to discuss regular business including a request from the Pocono Mountain Public Library Director for a $150,000 tax anticipation loan in three installments to address state budget impasse concerns, along with a request for a de minimis millage increase of 0.076 mills. The board approved October 7 meeting minutes and received a police report indicating a finalized budget draft for board consideration and new vehicles in service. The library funding request was tabled for discussion at a future work session due to concerns about potential tax base impacts from anticipated government layoffs.
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On October 3, 2018, Bryan E. Smith, Executive Director of Township Officials of Illinois, presented an educational overview of the township budget process covering definitions, legal requirements, and procedures. The presentation explained that a budget/appropriation ordinance provides legal authority to spend money and establishes the township's financial plan, with budgets divided into separate funds based on property tax allocations for specific purposes. Key procedural requirements include preparing a tentative budget, making it available for public inspection at least 30 days before final action, publishing newspaper notice, conducting a public hearing, and filing the adopted budget with the county clerk within 30 days, with separate timelines for township and road district budgets.
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San José, Northern California's largest city with nearly one million residents, faces ongoing multi-year budget shortfalls with expenses outpacing revenues over the past decade. The city's general fund relies primarily on property and sales taxes, though San José receives only a small percentage of taxes collected (9% of property taxes and 12% of sales taxes), with 61% of expenditures dedicated to public safety and community services. The city is required by charter to approve a balanced budget annually by June 30 through a nine-month community-based process that includes multiple opportunities for public input.
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The Seattle Domestic Workers Standards Board met on September 29, 2025, to review policy updates, outreach progress, and enforcement activities. Key developments included the Mayor's proposed budget utilizing fee money to offset general fund losses, two potential new funding sources (a 10-cent app-based work fee and restructured business tax system to be voted on November 4), and public budget hearings scheduled for October 7 and November 6 with a final vote on November 21. The Office of Labor Standards (OLS) reported significant 2024 outreach achievements including training 3,327 workers (a 75% increase), engaging 289 businesses, conducting 473 worker intakes that surfaced issues like misclassification and wage theft, and distributing over 100 hiring guides, while enforcement efforts identified backwages in multiple domestic worker cases.
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Jersey City's 2025 Municipal User Friendly Budget document presents the city's tax structure and financial overview, with a total estimated tax levy of approximately $1.097 billion based on a total taxable valuation of $47.014 billion as of October 1, 2024. The budget breaks down tax allocations across municipal purposes (36.34% of total levy), regional school district (43.33%), county purposes (17.85%), and other services including library, open space, and arts and culture programs. The average residential taxpayer impact is projected at $10,760.83, with the municipal purpose tax rate at 0.811 and the regional school district tax rate at 0.968, under the leadership of Mayor Steven M. Fulop and Chief Financial Officer John Mercer.
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Lebanon County's 2026 proposed budget totals $113,828,076, with the General Fund at $67,925,382 and significant allocations to Children and Youth ($17,699,426) and Public Safety ($24,629,300). The budget proposes a property tax increase of 0.20 mills (from 4.3925 to 4.5925), which would result in annual increases ranging from $21.66 on a $200,000 home to $54.15 on a $500,000 home, generating $50,506,021 in tax revenue. Key budget drivers include a 28% increase in county agency support, 14.5% growth in health insurance costs, and wage increases based on a completed salary study and union contracts, while the county maintains commitments to farm preservation, libraries, parks, and historical societies.
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York Township adopted its 2023-2024 General Fund budget on March 14, 2023, with total revenues projected at $1,838,279.00. Key revenue sources include property taxes ($430,000), state revenue sharing ($908,719), property tax administrative fees ($200,000), and zoning application fees ($47,000). The budget document shows a comparison of adopted budgets and actual revenues from 2021-2022 through 2023-2024, indicating modest revenue growth and adjustments to various fee-based income streams.
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S&P Global Ratings assigned an 'AA' long-term rating with stable outlook to Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government's $44.5 million series 2022B general obligation bonds, which will finance various capital expenditures and a land conservation program. The bonds are secured by the government's full-faith-and-credit pledge and ad valorem property taxes, subject to Kentucky's constitutional and statutory limitations including a 4% annual growth cap on aggregate property tax revenue. While the county's economic base is recovering from COVID-19 and fiscal 2022 ended with a surplus, long-term challenges remain including rising personnel expenses and pension contribution costs.
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Westtown Township, a Second Class Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, adopted its Fiscal Year 2022 Budget on December 20, 2021, with Chair Carol DeWolf overseeing the process. The Township, serving 10,827 residents across 8.64 square miles with a real estate assessed valuation of $822.6 million, maintains a strong financial position reflected in Moody's Aa2 rating, supported by a mature tax base and General Fund reserves meeting Government Finance Officers Association recommendations. The 2022 budget funds ongoing infrastructure projects including MS4 stream restoration efforts, park plan implementation, and continued maintenance of the Township's 54 miles of roads, presented in balanced form as required by state law.
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The Des Moines City Council considered an ordinance to continue the Downtown Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District (SSMI) for an additional five years beginning July 1, 2009, pursuant to Chapter 386 of the Iowa Code. The SSMI would generate approximately $2,125,444 in annual revenue based on a maximum assessment rate of $2.00 per $1,000 of non-residential property valuation within the district (current rate is $1.00 per $1,000), with funding sourced entirely from non-residential property owners and no impact on the city's general tax rate. The ordinance was presented for its second reading and vote on January 26, 2009, following the Plan and Zoning Commission's review and a public hearing held on December 8, 2008.
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The City of Wilmington established tax rates for Fiscal Year 2022 across eight revenue categories. The rates include a 1.25% wage tax on resident and non-resident earned income, a 1.25% net profit tax, a property tax of $1.995 per $100 of assessed value (based on 1983 valuations), a $15 monthly head tax per employee (for businesses with 6+ employees), a 1.50% real estate transfer tax, franchise taxes of 2% on electricity and 5% on cable television, a 2% natural gas tax, and a 2% lodging tax on hotel room rentals within city limits.
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Monroe County comprises 16 townships and 4 incorporated boroughs with approximately 169,000 residents, served by four public school districts alongside private schools and vocational technical education. Real estate taxes for county, municipal, and school purposes are collected by elected officials in each municipality based on property location, with tax collectors identified through the first two digits of property numbers. The county also hosts higher education institutions including East Stroudsburg University and Northampton Community College's Monroe Campus, as well as eight public libraries.
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This document presents three proposed budget amendments to the FY 2024 budget discussed at an Assembly worksession on November 9, 2023. Brawley Amendment No. 1 GG allocates $100,000 recurring to the Planning Department for communications and educational materials about development code changes, funded from tax capacity and recommended by the Housing Action Summit. Brawley Amendment No. 2 GG appropriates $100,000 one-time to Legislative Services for policy convening and communications around Assembly priorities, including planning major convening events by fall 2024, also funded from tax capacity. Rivera Amendment No. 3 GG provides $150,000 recurring to the Legislative Branch to support the Assembly's housing initiative and Housing Strategic Action Plan through contractor and staff support for media, research, legal drafting, and project-based needs.
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The City of Lebanon, Pennsylvania presented its 2025 General Fund Budget to City Council on November 1, 2024, proposing no tax increase—marking the 10th consecutive year without an increase—while maintaining the millage rate at 4.581 mills. Key revenue projections include a modest 1.07% increase in real estate property tax receipts (rising $41,358) due to assessed property value increases of approximately $2.17 million, with an average property owner continuing to pay $475 annually. The budget narrative notes that most city employees are represented by unions with contracts expiring December 31, 2025, and discusses anticipated revenue from real estate transfer taxes and earned income taxes based on housing market conditions and economic factors.
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The City of Providence enacted a municipal levy ordinance for fiscal year 2024-2025 establishing property tax assessments between $381,026,712 and $396,221,403, representing 100% of projected tax collections to cover ordinary municipal expenses, debt service, and other city purposes. Taxes are due between July 1-24, 2024, with a 12% annual penalty on unpaid amounts, and can be paid in four equal quarterly installments beginning July 24, 2024, with subsequent installments due in October 2024, January 2025, and April 2025. The ordinance amends city ordinance sections governing tax rates and exemptions for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, with property assessments based on valuations as of December 31, 2023.
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