Hendersonville raises taxes for first time in six years - The Tennessean
The city’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen narrowly voted last week to raise the rate from 65 to 75. 8 cents per $100 of assessed property value. 6 percent increase is the first tax hike in six years and follows a nearly 24 percent property tax increase by Sumner County leaders in November. The final 7-6 vote to set the tax rate came during the June 25 Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting, after leaders voted to adopt a fiscal year 2015-16 budget of $40 million. During a budget workshop in April, Hendersonville Mayor Scott Foster presented what he called a status-quo budget minus a tax increase but also without more than $3 million worth of requests from department heads like Police Chief Mickey Miller... Following meetings of the city’s public safety, public works, finance and general committees, aldermen added $2. 1 million back into the budget, making a tax increase necessary. a new administrative clerk for the public works department. 10 police cars and the equipment needed for the cars. and a 1 percent cost of living increase for city employees as well as a 2. 5 percent step increase. Leaders approved the budget on first reading June 9. On Thursday, they amended it by adding $14,000 to a line item for professional services in order to hire a new company to perform the city’s annual audit. Source: www.tennessean.com
