Berkley to Consider Headlee Override Proposal

The Berkley City Council meets today at 7 p.m. at City Hall. 

It's the last item on tonight's agenda, but probably the most important: a Headlee Amendment property tax override proposal to put before voters on Aug. 7.

City officials will discuss a plan to obtain from residents a Headlee override tax vote to fund all essential city services and those that are not considered essential, but will be provided.

Of particular concern to Berkley are diminished revenue from property taxes and state revenue-sharing funds, as well as rising pension costs.

"Headlee and Proposal A will limit growth of property taxes, even if values skyrocket," Plante & Moran audit partner Leslie Pulver .

Also on tonight's agenda:

• Recognizing Cindy Coon and Sue Rinaldi for being Community Service Award recipients by the Michigan Parks and Recreation Association.
• Recognizing March 2012 as Parenting Awareness Month
• Appointment of Denise Allard to the Woodward Dream Cruise Ad Hoc Committee as a citizen representative.
• Appointing Douglas Deeds to the Beautification Advisory Committee with a term expiring July 2014.

Read the full agenda at berkleymich.org.