Culver City : $41-Million Budget OKd
The City Council on Monday formally approved a $41-million budget for the 1986-87 fiscal year and reduced the utility users tax from 11% to 9.5%.
The budget, submitted May 12, includes $320,000 in increased permits and other fees that officials said would allow the city to rely less on tax revenue. Fees charged for fire inspections, taxi driver applications and various building and safety requirements will go up. Officials said the increases will affect mostly developers and non-residents.
The utility-user tax reduction, proposed by Mayor Paul A. Netzel last March, will result in a $1-million loss in city revenue. The city tax is imposed on public water and power charges.
The budget passed unanimously, and Councilman Richard Alexander cast the lone vote against the utility-user tax reduction. Alexander wanted to keep the tax at 11% because he said that Proposition 4, a statewide tax-cutting measure, could prevent the city from raising the tax for needed future revenue.
Before approving the new budget, the council added $725,000 in federal revenue sharing money for street improvements. The city plans to resurface and repair Elenda and McDonald streets, among others.
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