A2: City Budget

In an email to constituents and city council colleagues, Sabra Briere – who represents Ward 1 – has circulated a “budget white paper.” The paper, in part, lays out a case for putting a Headlee override before voters as an alternative to proposing a city income tax: “I do not support a city income tax, and will not vote to put it on the ballot.   … I do support putting a ‘Headlee override’ on the ballot for citizen consideration …”

A Headlee override would reset taxes up to their original rate before they were rolled back by the Headlee Amendment, and would thus yield an additional $6.1 million in revenues per year for the city. Voter approval in August 2010 would translate into additional dollars starting in July 2011, which is FY 2012.  [PDF File Source]