City of Rome 2020 budgets go onto First Reading

December 10, 2019–10:43 a.m.

STAFF REPORTS

The City of Rome’s proposed 2020 budgets were placed onto First Reading during Monday’s night’s City Commission meeting.

Budgeted 2020 tax revenues assume a slight increase in the digest but no millage rate increase.

There is no budgeted increase for the fifth straight year for business licenses and landfill fees.

There is a 2.5% increase in water and sewer rates, which has already been approved by the city commission.

The general fund is a balanced budget with only a 3.1% increase in operational expenses.

You can view the draft budgets here.