The Manassas City Council on Wednesday night unanimously approved its fiscal 2017 budget.
City leaders adopted a tax rate of $1.403 per $100 of assessed property value. The average residential property tax bill will increase about three percent to $3,778, said City Manager Patrick Pate.
About $54 million of the city’s budget will be transferred to the city’s school division, 2.625 percent more than the division won last year’s budget, Pate added.
City Council voted to fully fund the city capital improvement program for the next year.
It includes:
— $1.3 million in new vehicle purchases for police and fire departments
— $141,000 for new voting machines
— $168,000 for pump and equipment replacement at the city’s water authority
— $80,000 for improvements to Manassas Regional Airport, to include a new runway lighting system
