Remarks by David K. Leigh
244 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 10 of 10
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“Good, $200,000. So our exemptions, $1.2 million plus another $300,000, $1.5 million, is around $7.6 million? $7.5 million. $6.5 million, $7.7 million, $7.6 million. Okay. $200,000. That's great.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Yeah, just to cover it. Yeah, 7 cents, just to cover it. Which is more than 10%. Back to it. More than 10% of 56. More than 10%. Yet they say it's not 10%. It's more than 10%.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Yeah, that's right. Truth in taxation. Based on our definition.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Meaning it's too late to call an election to be able to vote.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Well, that's the story you just said right there, the, that graph. Yeah, the tax rate, you'd come down.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“I think we had quite a few, as you went through the presentation. Yeah. Comments? I'm just...”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Chair, would entertain a motion on the property tax proposed rate, not final.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“We have a motion and a second to approve the proposed prox rate of the voter approved rate of 5619 per 100. I will say this. The legislature has talked about having any time we have an increase, which this would be considered an increase, it would have to go for a vote. There's part of me wants to go up 7 cents above the voter approval rate. So we can vote on the exemptions that have been in granted because if we were able to be made, we could do everything we need to do to take care of our employees. We could do healthcare. We could take care of streets. We could do meet and confirm. We…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay. Okay. Roll call vote. Okay. Let's vote. Motion to second. Yep.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Aye. All right. Passes unanimously. Item 10, call for a public hearing on the proposed tax rate for the fiscal year 2026. I'm sorry, fiscal, the 2026 tax year, which is the 2027 fiscal year. That's confusing. Sorry. That's confusing. Multiple years in the same year.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“All right, so the proposed public hearing is the same as the last public hearing, which would be September 8th at 530. Chair, we're in a motion. So moved.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Motion and second to call the public hearing for the 2026 tax year, fiscal year 27 on September 8th at 530 p.m. here at Harris Community Center. All in favor say aye. Aye. Those opposed?”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Or make sure they're voting on something they really want. If you want to drive on the streets, vote for this. If not, we're shutting them all down.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“So if you go back one more, I think the one thing about your assumptions, I will say this. If you look at sales tax at five years, it's 6.68. Three years, it's 3.35. It's not really averaging. We're seeing a trend down in growth because what we saw is a huge bubble five to six years ago. Everybody started ordering at home. We saw now, you know, so we see a lot of sales tax where we saw leakage to our other communities. A lot of those big box retailers have folded the you know, have folded and instead it's now all delivery. So I think we'll start seeing people shopping out a little bit more. I…”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“Yeah. Yeah. All right. So that was review and consider. So you need us to. Resolution of 20. You're recommending 25%. Correct.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“We have a motion a 2nd to adopt the 25%. Financial policy free funds presented any other comments or questions.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“So we have a motion and a second to adopt the 25%. All in favor, say aye.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026
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“to Daniel and Dave voted no. Thank you. All right. So motion passes 5-2. That concludes the regular scheduled council meeting. We will go into executive session. We will not take any action after executive session, so you don't have to hang around for any votes. And I'll go ahead and read this in for the record and take a pause for the cause.”
City Council · Aug 11, 2026