It will probably cost more to live in East Moline next year. Monday night the city council is scheduled to take a final vote on next year's budget, including the tax rate and tax levy.
Finance Director Megan Petersen says the biggest change from this year in the 43 million dollar proposed budget is another cut in state support.
"Between the income tax reduction and sales tax re-payment, we're down about a half million dollars in revenue."
To help make up for that, she's proposing an 8 per cent increase in East Moline's tax levy - if approved, the owner of a 100,000 dollar home will pay 15 dollars more next year to the city.
"Most of that increase is due to the police and fire pension contributions that the city needs to make. Otherwise all the other rates stay the same as last year."
Local governments and school districts in Illinois are required to submit their proposed tax levy to the county by December 31st.
East Moline's new fiscal year begins in January.
