2/26/13 - Howell City Council members met last night and provided some feedback to staff on a variety of issues expected to be discussed during the upcoming budget process. Howellâs fiscal year begins on July 1st but staff is in the process of putting together its recommended budget for Council consideration in April. There were four areas identified in which staff was seeking guidance from Council on member expectations to better help them develop recommendations and goals next year. Input was sought in the areas of the general fund and police resources, since a patrol officer will be retiring and bringing the total from 12 down to 8 in recent years. Others topics included updating code to incorporate the overall vision of the D-19/Michigan Ave corridor plan as the garbage tax. The City adopted a millage to fund garbage services last year, which was previously subsidized by the general fund. However, Council has the ability to revisit the issue and Charles says he received some earlier feedback from Council about having a fee-based system versus a millage system. (JM)
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