The public hearing opened at 6:25 p.m. regarding the Alvord municipal budget for fiscal year 2023, maintenance and operations tax rate and interest and sinking fund tax rate (debt tax rate) to support the budget and public debt payments. With no one requesting to speak, the public hearing closed at 6:32 p.m. and Council Member Caviness made a motion that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of 0.418147 which is effectively a 7.45% increase in the tax rate. Council Member White seconded the motion. The votes were individually made as follows: Council Member White: Aye. Council Member Caviness: Aye. Council Member Raney: Aye. Mayor Pro-Tem Sherwood: Aye. Council Member Hatzenbihler: Aye. The motion carried.
Council Member Raney made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2022-09-01 adopting a budget for fiscal year 2022-23. Mayor Pro-Tem Sherwood seconded the motion. The votes were individually made as follows: Council Member White: Aye. Council Member Caviness: Aye. Council Member Raney: Aye. Mayor Pro-Tem Sherwood: Aye. Council Member Hatzenbihler: Aye. The motion carried.