Looking ahead to 2013’s budget was the focus of Tuesday night’s Manhattan City Commission work session. At the center of the discussion were sales tax revenues, propety valuations, and water rates, among other items. Commissioners discussed many issues with city staff, even branching into the discussion topic for June 26th’s budget work session, which will be outside agency requests for funding. Commissioners were pleased with the presentation by Director of Finance Bernie Hayen, and provided many comments and questions to staff.