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St. Joseph Sets Preliminary Budget for 2020
ST. JOSEPH -- After tabling the decision over the span of several meetings, the St. Joseph City Council has approved a preliminary budget for 2020.
At a special meeting following a work session Monday night, the council unanimously approved an operating levy of $2.6 million.
That's about 13 percent higher than last year's operating levy, but significantly lower than was originally expected.
During the work session, the council opted to pull two full-time positions — one for a community service officer and another for a city recreation director — out of the budget in order to cut costs.
The council also decided to delay hiring a new full-time city maintenance worker until next May.
St. Joseph's tax rate will increase one percent to 61 percent in 2020.
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