By Anton Riecher
In a 3-2 vote the Devine City Council approved a tax rate of $.59 cents per $100 valuation to support a 2024-2025 city budget of $4.408 million during a Sept. 24 special session.
District 4 Council Member Josh Ritchey and District 5 Council Member Debbie Randall opposed both the tax rate and budget action. Randall served as mayor pro tem in the absence of Mayor Butch Cook.
“This budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year’s budget by an amount of $165,085, which is a 12.12 percent increase from last year’s budget,” Randall said. “The property tax revenue will be raised from new property added to tax rolls which is $18,316.”
An $80,000 golf course maintenance and repair project approved during the Sept. 24 meeting is also included in the new budget. The council voted 4-1 to supplement $20,000 already set aside for the project with an additional $60,000.
Under the general fund, the budget designated $3.197 million for water and sewer services…
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