City tax rate set at 68.77¢

Albany city council members adopted the proposed tax rate with no discussion on Thursday, Sept. 20 at a special session scheduled in order to fit in the two required public hearings.

No one from the public attended the hearings on Aug. 30 and Sept. 6, necessary because the proposed tax of 68.77 cents is the same as last year, but 3.3 percent higher than the effective rate of 66.59 cents.

By law, taxpayers must be allowed to comment on or protest anything above the effective rate.

Lester Galbreath voiced the motion to adopt the 68.77-cent rate. All five council members voted in favor.

The only other action was to approve administrative services for a 90-10 community block grant.