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Shenandoah City Council approved the city's fiscal year 2023-24 budget and a tax rate of $0.1449 per $100 valuation at the Sept. 13 meeting.
According to city budget documents, the city projects $11.55 million in general fund revenue for 2023-24.
Sorting out details
The approved tax rate is lower than the 2022-23 tax rate of $0.1477 per $100 valuation, while the city's appraisal roll is $1.47 billion for 2023, up from $1.46 billion in 2022, according to township records.
In the FY 2023-24 budget:
Council Member Michael McCleod suggested putting Chevrolet Tahoe police vehicles into the budget as a recurring expense and to budget for trash service to be paid for by residents.
Finance Director Lisa Wasner said cash is not typically used for a recurring operating expense.
“We may have to back up and take a hard look in the next several months about the trash service; it’s just reality, as these [new businesses] come online, as we start looking at our sales tax revenue, we may still be able to continue that,” McCleod said. "We had a surplus from last year that even after we top up our emergency fund still leaves us with enough cash to do these things. ... I would pay for Tahoes before I paid for trash.”
“We don't want to ... have a capital purchase like that affect our [no-new-revenue tax rate] every year,” Council Member Ted Fletcher said.
