CARTHAGE, Mo. —
The Carthage City Council on Tuesday approved a slight increase in the city’s tax rate for 2012.
Council members set the new rate at 75.34 cents per $100 assessed valuation, up less than 1 cent from 75.17 cents this year. The action came after a public hearing that attracted no city residents. The vote was 9-1, with Councilman Larry Chapin dissenting.
The new rate would translate to an increase of about 32 cents on a homeowner’s property tax bill for a house with a market value of $100,000. The city tax is assessed only on real estate, and not on personal property such as cars.
The levy is estimated to generate more than $868,000. The general fund would receive $402,349, followed by the library fund at $200,886, the parks and recreation fund, $173,571, and the public heath fund, $91,551.
Council members approved a recommendation from the public safety committee to accept a bid of $100,178 from Wireless Technologies, Tulsa, Okla., for the purchase of radios that will allow the city to meet new federal requirements to shift to narrow-band frequencies.
The council also approved on first reading ordinances that will help the city save as much as $400,000 on interest being paid on Carthage Water & Electric Plant projects, according to Tom Short, city administrator.
In other business, the council:
• Designated East Chestnut Street from River Street east to the city limits as a truck route.
• Advanced a contract with Midwest Wholesalers Inc. to provide the recycling of electronic waste collected at the city’s recycling center.
Appointment
THE CARTHAGE COUNCIL approved Mayor Mike Harris’ appointment of Councilman Jason Shelfer as the city’s representative on the Enhanced Enterprise Zone Board.
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