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FY 2027 tax rate options
Staff recommended dropping the proposed maximum rate from the de minimis rate ($0.609494) to the voter-approval rate ($0.569028), saving the median homeowner about $200 a year while still producing a balanced budget using an RHDC transfer. The official tax-rate hearing and adoption vote happens August 24.
5 mentionsLast discussed Aug 24, 2026
CriticalTaxes Budget
FY 2025 audit findings — bank reconciliations and cash handling
The city's independent audit found bank reconciliations went undone for all of 2025 and over $31,000 in cash and checks sat undeposited in a safe. Three finance directors in under a year contributed to the breakdown; interim staff have reinstated daily deposits and are catching up on reconciliations.
1 mentionLast discussed Apr 13, 2026