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9, Salaries for City Council members and staff increased 2%. Increases the budget $160.00. <br />(Council can vote themselves salary increases in an. election year). <br />10. Revenue and other expenditure line items adjusted based on past history, <br />These cliatigps result in the City proposed preliminary tax levy increasing to $494;281.00 for 2017. <br />This compares to 2016 preliminary levy of $422,655.00 and 2016 final levy of$295,026.00. Using <br />a 20.17 property tax levy of $494,281A0 and the City's 2016 tax capacity ($977,703.00) and median <br />valued home .($M,804,00) for:Gern.lalse, .that. median valued home., that property would pay 2017 <br />City property taxes of $1,068.56 compared to 2016 preliminary .levy of $9.11.76 (an increase of <br />$156.80) and the 2016 final levy amount of $632.23 (axe 'increase of $436.33). <br />Again as the City prepares it final 2017 budget the property fax levy can. be lowered from the <br />preiiminary.levy but not increased above the preliminary. levy, So tonight the City Council is <br />requested to pass a resolution adopting: the 20.17 preliminary property tax levy of $494,281.00. <br />LooIc for us.an t]-eVorld Wide.Web at gem lalcemp.org <br />