Hampton sets FY 2016 budget; Freie to resign from council

The Hampton City Council unanimously approved the Fiscal Year 2016 budget during a special hearing on Monday night.
     The budget goes into affect on July 1 and ends on June 30, 2016. It sets the estimated property tax levy at $13.20 per $1,000 valuation, a one-cent decrease from last year’s figure.
     The council had no comments or objections to the $12,400,892 budget and quickly passed the resolution on a unanimous vote. City revenue for FY 16 is estimated at $13,055,072.
     The budget will be submitted to Franklin County Auditor Michelle Giddings and the Iowa Department of Management.
       Read the full article in the March 11 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.