Sioux Falls City Council trying to mitigate budget cuts
Property tax caps and sluggish economy present real and present reductions in city spending for the foreseeable future.
Call it the “re-re-calibration.”
For now.
Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken in July proposed rolling back select city services in order to save money in the face of state-imposed property tax caps and predictions of tepid, potentially non-existent, sales tax growth.
Dubbed the “recalibration,” TenHaken said the austerity measures were necessary to get ahead of increasingly tight budgets over the next several years. Among the potential cuts are library hours, closing outdoor pools earlier in the summer, money for neighborhood associations, ice skating rinks and fewer private contractors for snow removal.
The City Council on Tuesday officially kicked off the consideration of what alterations they want to make to TenHaken's budget, which was formally passed to a second reading and final approval next Tuesday.
Nonprofit funding shrinking as Sioux Falls moves away from automatic subsidies
Nonprofits and organizations that receive subsidies from the city of Sioux Falls now have to submit proposals in order to get funding next year.
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