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Budget Delayed, Raises Approved | Laredo News
Laredo City Council delays finalizing the new fiscal year budget to keep debating key spending policies, pushing the vote to September 15th while approving a separate pay raise for most city employees—2% for all workers and an extra 2% for those with over a year of service. The council also weighs shifting to zero-based budgeting and rethinking whether to anchor future budgets to voter-approved tax rates, which could impact property taxes. Four firms are competing to help implement the new budgeting approach, and major policy discussions will be moved to a post-budget workshop. The new fiscal…
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