City Council members are adamantly opposed to raising the city property tax rate to help close a multimillion-dollar hole in the budget.
A tax increase was one solution that City Manager Erik Walsh proposed Friday to closing the nearly $173 million deficit the city faces over the next two fiscal years.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and the 10-member council, however, had few solutions to offer for how to boost revenue while also significantly cutting expenses. They’re leaving that gargantuan task to city staff…