HUMBOLDT Five of eight councilmen in pocket unanimously approved increasing Humboldts tax levy by 2.219 mills, to 90.718, in a special session Tuesday evening.
A public hearing for the 2019 budget will be at 7 p.m. on Aug. 13.
Humboldts budget has levies for the general fund and debt service on general obligation bonds 89.274 and 1.444, respectively for the upcoming year.
All told, the budget predicts expenditures of $3.86 million ($1.43 million in the general fund) for 2019.
A significant increase will give substantial raises to maintenance…
