City Council keeps current property tax rate in budget
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, seen here on June 22, will work with a $716 million operating budget and an $85 million capital budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
A move for a 31-cent tax hike never got to a vote, with a council majority voting down a rule suspension to consider going up on the tax rate. That and other votes Tuesday, June 15, closed out the city’s budget season.
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