Mount Vernon mayor vows to raise taxes himself if council won't act
Photo credit: Xavier Mascarenas | City of Mount Vernon Mayor Ernie Davis replies to comments during an open meeting at City Hall as residents speak out against a proposed budget that calls for considerable tax increases. (Dec. 6, 2012)
Mount Vernon firehouse threatened by proposed budget cuts
Mount Vernon residents irked by 2013 budget plans If the Mount Vernon City Council doesn't adopt a 2013 budget before the end of the year, Mayor Ernie Davis said he'll unilaterally adopt the $93.3 million budget approved by the city's Board of Estimate and Contract two weeks ago, including the plan's 6.65 percent property tax increase.
"Hopefully it's legal," said Davis. "That's the budget we'll use."
The mayor's unorthodox move comes...
