4A The Woods <strong>News</strong> Under the Headlee Amend. ment, the city C(l.uncil has the authority to raiae the total tax rate to up to ll9.0932 mills without a vote eX the people, as long as a public ~ bearing is held. If the city did JnOt raise the millage after the 'f'ruth in Toation roll back, it would have to cut approximatoly $128,000 out of the budget, and "that would not be tiacatJy responsible," said Woods Mayor Robert Novitke. Maison said that the average 1991.92 SEV for W'oods h0meowners is $71,579. Before the Truth An Taxation rollback, the average homeowner would have paid ~.30 in city taxes for 1991.92 (.0117395 :l $71,579). After the rollback, he would have paid $788.63 (.0110176 J. $71,579). With the rollback an,d proposed millage increase, thle resident will pay $806.98. <strong>Grosse</strong> <strong>Pointe</strong> WtlOds' p~ poed 1991-92 city budget is $18,742,500, compared to $18,892,220 for 1990-91. Included in the proposed budget are: $8,164,000 for the general fund; $3,832,300 for the special revenue fundj $1,665,950 for the cktbt fund; $203,500 for the capitul project fund; $390,250 for the enter. prise fund; and $926,500 for the motor vehicle fund. The 1990-91 b~:et was $18,892,220, and ineluded $7,949,000 for the general fuDd. ____ The~ general fund 1 ~ is used to L ~ .U& l5"'UGlCU lSUYC£UIlM:IU.., public safety, public worD aDd parks and recreation uxpendi. tures. Also included in t.he pneral fund is contingeDcy money for emergencies. Novitke called it cell very modest, responsible, proposed budget." He said it was especially so considering the Wood!! lost IIlOl"e than $85,000 thi8 )'ear in state revenue sharing funds due to a population decroaae eX 1,711 people, according toO the A 1990 U.S. CeDSWt. < .. • Accot'dinB the census • the Woods bad 17,175 residents in 1990, compared to 18,806 in 1980. The more ezpensive iteJus in the propoeed budget are plUblic safety ($3,74.2,400), the ~raterl sewer fund ($3,368,800), public works ($1,681,800), the local street fund ($1,506,150) and solid wastesldisposallrecyding ($1,233,500). On the other end of the spectrum are special training for public safety mfi. cers ($8,300) and drug enfOI'Cement ($1,050). Novitke said plqxl8ed budget increaseb were kept at or below 5.4 percent, the rate of inflation. Through careful budgeting and luck, Novitke said, the Woods will have approximately $600,000 left 1990-91 budget over from the to apply to the upcoming budget. The Farms <strong>Grosse</strong> <strong>Pointe</strong> Farms' p~ posed budget of $8,070,600 for 1991.92 is $379,600 more than the 1990-91 final budget. Highlights include $I,926,1}75 for police llervice (down from $1,931,800 in 1990- 91), $1,843,590 for public works (up from $1,834,400 in 1990- 91), $686,100 for general gov. ernment (up from $647,810 in 1990-91) and $390,924 for sewage (down from $421,000 in 1990-91). The Farms should have an estimated $840,000 leftovpr from its 1990-91 budget to apply toward the 1991-92 budget, due to careful budgeting and emergencies that were planned for but didn't happen, said John Lamerato, Farms controller. Like the Woods, the Farma has lost state sharing revenue dollars - about $9,000 - due to its declining population. According to the U.S. CeIlSUlil Bureau, the Farms had 10,092 residents in 1990, compared to • REDUCE HEAt" CUSTOM COLORS & STIlES 10,551 in 1980. Farms CIty Clerk Richard G. Solak said the city anticipated the 1088 jn state sharing revenue dollare last year and budge eted accordingly. For 1990-91, the Farms total SEV was approximately $430 ml1lion, compared to an esti. mated $468.4 million in 1991. 92 A homeowner who had a SEV of $100,000 in 1990-91 received a SEV of approximately $109,000 for 1991.92, according to Lamerato. Residential assessments rose by 9 percent licrOSS the board for 1991.92, he sald. In 1990-91, the Farms levied a total of 10.75 mills. Under the Truth in Taxation law, the Farms has to lower its tax rate to 9.92 mills for 1991.92. How. ever, to maintain the present I~vel of city Ilervices, the city council is considering levying an extra .43 mills. That would bring the total tax rate up to 10.35 mills, resulting in a 4.9 percent increase in city taxes for residential property owners, Lamerato said. Under the Headlee Amendment, the Farma can raise the tax rate up to 14.788 mills without a vote of the people, as long as a public hearing is held. lo'or 1990-91, a Farms homeowner with an SEV of $100,000 paid $1,075 in city taxes
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