Property tax levy on agenda at tonight’s City Council meeting

By Bruce Whetten

Douglas Dispatch
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 1:28 PM MDT


The Douglas City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 6 p.m. in the City Hall council chambers.


Items on the agenda tonight include the approval of ordinance that will allow the city to adopt its final property tax levy for Fiscal Year 2013. The final levy amount may be increased over the approved levy for Fiscal Year 2012.

The Council will also hear a presentation from ADOT Transit Director Mike Normand and Program Manager Nicole Patrick concerning the transit program after which there will be some discussion regarding several resolutions and ordinances regarding transit bus fees, authorizing the execution of an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Douglas and the state of Arizona for pre-award funding for the transit program from July 1 to Sept. 30, 2012.

There will also be some discussion for the transit coordinator, dispatcher/administrative secretary and driver.

There will also be some discussion and possible passage of an ordinance pertaining to rules of conduct for council meetings.

The council will also discuss the resolution authorizing an amended agreement between the city and the state through ADOT pertaining to the design and construction of Chino Road from First Street to State Route 80.

Several proposed grants between the city and the State of Arizona Department of Homeland Security will also be discussed which will authorize some purchases as well as reimbursements for personnel overtime and employee related expenses.

The downtown parking situation will also be addressed towards the end of the meeting.

A special event liquor license request by Howard Henderson for the Douglas Fiestas Sept. 14-16 at Veterans Memorial Park is also expected to be discussed.

The Mayor and Council are also expected to recognize several employees.

Tonight’s meeting is open to the public.

 

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Comments

    Agree with t wrote wrote on Aug 15, 2012 8:17 AM:

    " You are so right. We don't shop downtown because 9 times out 10, you can't park near the store you want to go to because the Merchant owner and all there employees are taking up all the spaces.Atleast with the 2 hour limit they would have to get out to move them enabling others a chance to get a space. "

    t wrote on Aug 13, 2012 10:04 PM:

    " No time limit on downtown parking? That just means there still won't be any parking because all the merchant and their employees will be taking all the spots all day long.I hardly ever shop downtown because there is no parking. this plan will only make it worse because the merchants don't think about the customer needs. "

    douglas citizen wrote on Aug 8, 2012 5:20 PM:

    " the city must raise the taxes on rich people and on business, to take care of los pobres. I am calling on all pobres to demand from the mayor more help. Call the cit and demand more things. "

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