No tax increase in proposed city budget
Butler’s 2023 proposed budget does not include a tax increase, even though the estimated expenses for the general fund are nearly $100,000 more than they were in the 2022 budget.
The total estimated expenses for 2023 come to $10,618,311, while the 2022 budget had expenses at $10,519,063. The estimated revenues match the expenses for the year, with city treasurer Aaron Bonus commenting at the end of the meeting that several tax revenues through October were up from the same time last year, with earned income tax being up 15%.
Local resident Leanne Heaton donated $30,000 to the Butler Bureau of Police K9 fund, announcing at the meeting that a trust fund created in part by her father has allowed her to allocate donations to a number of charities.
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