Summary
A finance memo explained the city is under a Headlee rollback: the charter allows 9.5 mils for operations but the state cap is about 8.12 this year. Only a voter-approved override can restore the difference.
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Last discussed Apr 23, 2026.
Impact analysis
The rollback costs the city the difference between 8.12 and 9.5 operating mils.
Taxpayers, who are protected from tax increases above inflation.
The city, which cannot levy its full authorized amount or roll it forward.
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City Council - Apr 23, 2026
A finance memo explained the city is under a Headlee rollback: the charter allows 9.5 mils for operations but the state cap is about 8.12 this year. Only a voter-approved override can restore the difference.
City Council - Jan 20, 2026
Taylor's annual audit came back spotless — zero findings and an unmodified opinion. The city has about $20.6 million in unassigned reserves (roughly 145 days of spending), though auditors cautioned that ARPA one-time money inflated the balance, and legacy pension/health liabilities total $230 million.
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