And then, of course, though, just like last year, the management team directed by the council, started to think about what, what a 3% cut across departments would look like. We prepare for the worst and then back off of that, that same aspect. And you'll see the same process in this next year. And are you anticipating having to raise the property tax rate? Absolutely not. No. Would you like to lower it? Of course we would. And we have for the last ten plus years running. (14:33–14:40)
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Asserts that the city prepares for potential budget cuts and will continue this process next year.
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