City discusses tax rate, budget

The Mount Pleasant city council met Tuesday for their regular meeting. City manager Ed Thatcher gave a Powerpoint presentation regarding the tax rate and budget.

The proposed 2021-2022 tax rate is .3620, compared to the 2020-2021 proposed rate of .3678 and 2019-2020’s proposed rate of .3712.

“It’s gone down each year,” said Thatcher.

The 2021-2022 proposed rate is lower than the effective rate of .36…