) of $0.205000 per $100 of Assessed Valuation, and take

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appropriate action. ORD-2026-08-17-01 Consider Ordinance No. 2026-08-17-01; Adopting a Budget and Appropriating Resources for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027; Beginning October 1, 2026, and Ending September 30, 2027; In Accordance with Existing Statutory Requirements; Repealing All Conflicting Ordinances; Containing a Severability Clause; and Providing for an Effective Date; and take appropriate action. ORD-2026-08-17-02 Consider Ordinance No. 2026-08-17-02; an ordinance ratifying the property tax revenue increase reflected in the annual budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, beginning October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027; and providing for related matters; and take appropriate action. ORD-2026-08-17-03 Consider Ordinance No. 2026-08-17-03; Approving and Adopting a tax rate for year 2026-2027 (TAX YEAR 2026) of $0.549999 per $100 of assessed valuation and levying taxes to be assessed on all taxable property within the corporate limits of the City of Princeton; providing when taxes shall become due and when the same shall become delinquent if not paid together with penalties and interest thereon; providing for an effective date; and containing other provisions relating to the subject; and take appropriate action. CC Memo-Public Hearing on Proposed Tax Rate-08.17.2026.pdf

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).