After a 3-2 split vote, the Manhattan City Commission set a ceiling for 2027 budget plans that it cannot exceed. This maximum would increase city property taxes by 6.7% for the average homeowner.
Tuesday’s action does not adopt the budget or set the final mill levy. Commissioners could lower the levy before adopting the budget, and most said they plan to. The vote expressed the commission’s plans to exceed the revenue-neutral rate and scheduled a public hearing for Sept. 15 to discuss the budget.
A mill represents $1 in taxes for every $1,000 in assessed, taxable property value.
