The Avon Park City Council approved a $13.2 million tentative city budget for 2009-10 and a tentative tax rate unchanged from last year.
If approved by a second motion and after a second public hearing on Sept. 28, the city taxes will be $5.8745 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.
The city's 2008-09 budget is $15,082,683.
City Finance Director Renee Green noted that the city's operating budget (general fund) for 2009-10 is 18 percent less than in 2008-09.
The 2009-10 budget includes the following appropriations:
• General fund - $6,071,644.
• Infrastructure - $865,839.
• Main Street CRA - $220,109.
• Southside CRA - $89,364.
• Airport CRA - $52,658.
• Water/sewer enterprise - $4,140,821.
• Airport enterprise - $402,786.
• Solid waste enterprise - $1,399,671.

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