Monmouth City Council Approves $2.5 Million Tax Levy

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The Monmouth City Council has approved a formal adoption of the $2.5 million 2021-2022 tax levy, in which 71% of the levy funds the police and fire pensions, $337,000 supports the delivery of municipal services, and $400,000 from the property tax levy is used to support the annual debt service payments, says City Administrator Lew Steinbrecher:

Steinbrecher and Communications Director Ken Helms inform most of the debt comes from unfunded mandates presented by legislation and the Illinois EPA for water and wastewater treatment.

City Administrator Lew Steinbrecher and Communications Director Ken Helms on the WRAM Morning Show

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