Avula pitches meals, property tax cuts to win support for sales tax for Richmond schools
“If we're asking Richmonders to approve a new tax, then we should also look for every opportunity to pair that with a reduced tax somewhere else.”
City Government
Seibert’s Towing seeks fuel surcharge as costs rise, asks for $250 fee to handle damaged electric vehicles
The advisory board signed off on an across-the-board fee increase of about 5%, pending Council approval.
City will receive early access to tax money, intends to use it to support RPS
The decision comes after RPS found itself in an $8.9 million budget hole.
Avula tweaks financial transparency plan, but after months of discussion, Council’s stance remains unclear
Officials stopped following the law in 2019 after concluding publishing the data was taking up too much staff time and creating too much risk that sensitive information could be revealed to the public.
As electricity costs rise and federal tax credits wind down, Richmond hopes to move fast on solar
Currently, Richmond’s annual electricity costs are about $18.7 million.
No easy answers in sight for Richmond Public Schools’ $8.9M budget hole
School leaders have asked Mayor Danny Avula and the City Council for more money to help address the shortfall.
Avula admin now says medical 911 call switch will happen in late July
In a memo sent to the City Council Wednesday, Avula's chief of staff said the transfer should occur by the end of the month.
