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It’s Property Tax Rate Setting Season
Joseph Coleman on July 29, 2020
Kentucky cities must adopt a new ordinance each year that sets the city’s real property tax rate.
Kentucky Cities Continue Population Growth
Joseph Coleman on June 4, 2020
Since 2010, Kentucky cities have grown more than three times as fast as areas outside of cities.
Kentucky Cities Could Face an $85 Million Budget Shortfall.
Joseph Coleman on May 13, 2020
Budgets must be balanced by June 30, 2020, so cities will soon be forced to reduce services and cut expenditures if Congress does not act.
Unemployment Skyrockets; City Tax Revenues to Decline
Joseph Coleman on April 2, 2020
Nearly 113,000 Kentuckians filed for unemployment in one week as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hurt the national, state, and local economies.
Reduce Tax Revenue Expectations for FY 2021
Joseph Coleman on April 1, 2020
KY cities could lose as much as $1 billion in tax revenues in Fiscal Year 2021, based on worst-case scenarios presented by the U.S. Treasury.
Order Up! Effective, Efficient City Meetings
Joseph Coleman on January 30, 2020
Some simple rules can keep city meetings drama-free.
New Candidate Filing Deadlines for 2020
Joseph Coleman on November 19, 2019
The primary candidate filing deadline for some cities has changed to January 10.
In the Summer Heat, Keep Cool at City Meetings
Joseph Coleman on July 18, 2019
Keys to Effective, Efficient City Meetings
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