A property tax increase is not expected in Jeannette’s 2023 budget, chief fiscal officer Ethan Keedy said.
However, there are contracts that have yet to be finalized with the city’s office workers and public works department that could potentially alter figures in the 2023 spending plan that is being formulated, he said.
“I think that we’re able to do this but there are a lot of lingering contracts,” he said.
Both pacts are set to expire at the end of 2022.
Keedy this past week discussed with members of council the revenues he and Treasurer Jacob Milliron expect to see for next year. That includes about $1.9 million in property tax revenue, $825,000 in earned income tax and $50,000 in business privilege tax.
Milliron said the city might exceed the $50,000 estimate.
“We are adding more businesses and landlords than we are losing,” he said.
Businesses have largely complied with paying a $50 annual registration fee implemented in 2022. The city has collected nearly $7,000 this year.
“There are less unpaid here than I know we have in the city of Connellsville,” where businesses are subject to the same fee, said Keedy, who is a councilman there.
City officials also expect to see more revenue for garbage service in 2023 after a move to increase rates through 2026 was passed last year.
The group will hold three more sessions to do a line-by-line examination of expenditures and wrap up the budget process. Those meetings, which are open to the public, are set for Oct. 11, 17 and 18 all at 11 a.m. at city hall.
Two additional sessions will be conducted at 11 a.m. Oct. 24 and 1 p.m. Oct. 25 if necessary. A final version of the 2023 spending plan must be approved by council later this year.
