City of Lewiston Question 5: Charter amendment on council action on school budget
What does this measure do?
Fixes a wording error so the city charter's five-vote override applies to the yearly inflation cap on city property tax, not the budget deadline. With five votes of the mayor and council, the city could raise property taxes faster than inflation.
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Proposed by: Lewiston City Council
The city's elected council approved three small fixes to the city charter, the city's rulebook. They correct layout errors from earlier updates. A public hearing was set for Sept. 1, 2026.
Source: lewistonmaine.gov
A YES vote means
The mayor and council could raise the city property tax levy faster than inflation with five of their eight votes. The five-vote override would no longer apply to the budget adoption deadline.
A NO vote means
The charter stays as written: the five-vote override applies to the budget adoption deadline, and the inflation cap on the city property tax levy has no written override.
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Sources: lewistonmaine.gov23
Sources: lewistonmaine.gov23