Budget veto stands in Lincoln; Republicans fail to get fifth vote for override
Mayor Chris Beutler’s proposed budget, the one that will require a small property tax rate increase, will become the city’s two-year budget.
The Lincoln City Council Monday night failed 4-3 down party lines to override Beutler’s veto of a Republican budget plan, the one that made enough cuts to eliminate the need for a property tax rate hike.
The four Republicans on the council, who crafted the vetoed budget plan, needed at least one Democrat to agree with them on a veto override.
But the three Democrats said they support the mayor’s plan, which he offered in early July.
Read more: http://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/budget-veto-stands-republicans-fail-to-get-fifth-vote-for/article_5fe9b95d-bb4a-50d3-bcaa-9eb15c645fe8.html
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