The Cheney City Council unanimously approved a pair of ordinances at their Nov. 12 meeting, setting annual increases to the city’s regular property tax and emergency medical service levies.
Increases are limited by state law to 1 percent of the previous year’s actual levy amount. For the EMS levy, $255,515 was collected in 2014, setting the increase for 2015 at $2,555.
The actual regular levy amount, for the property tax levy is $1,211,887. The 1 percent increase means $12,118.87 will be added to the city’s general fund coffers in 2015.
Cheney’s finance director, Cindy Niemeier, told the counc...
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