Despite the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on city revenue, discussion thereof gave way to regular city business at the May 26 virtual meeting of Montgomery City Council, at which City Administrator Richard Tramm gave several reports on the state of city departments.
Tramm said he expects the city to see a sales tax reduction of less than 30% when the city receives April’s sales tax information in June. He said many other Montgomery County cities rely on big retailers, many of which were closed down during the pandemic, for sales tax revenue
"It'll be July [when we] present a revised budget to council, but then, you'll be able to take that figure and walk right into the budgeting for [fiscal year 2020-21]," Tramm said.
