General — Charleston, WV
Date: 2026-04-21
Time: 17:30

CHARLESTON CITY COUNCIL
 Statutory Meeting
 April 21, 2026
 at 5:30 PM




 THIS MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE IN PERSON AND CAN BE VIEWED LIVE VIA
 https://charlestonwv.civicclerk.com/web/home.aspx

 Council Chambers, Third Floor
 City Hall, 501 Virginia St. E.
 Charleston, WV


 AGENDA


CALL TO ORDER BY THE MAYOR

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC SPEAKERS AND CLAIMS

 1. INTERESTED PUBLIC SPEAKERS MUST REGISTER AT THE CLERK’S HALLWAY TABLE IN PERSON
 NO EARLIER THAN 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS. FIVE (5) SPEAKERS WILL BE
 PERMITTED (RULE NO. 22 (B)).

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

FINANCE

 1. Bill No. 8075 - A Bill and Order relating to the laying of levies on real, personal and public utility
 property within the City of Charleston, including excess levies previously provided for in the Official
 Municipal Budget Document for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.

ROLL CALL

ADJOURNMENT



*Meetings may be recorded and broadcast via internet https://charlestonwv.civicclerk.com




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CHARLESTON CITY COUNCIL
 Statutory Meeting
 April 21, 2026
 at 5:30 PM




 THIS MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE IN PERSON AND CAN BE VIEWED LIVE VIA
 https://charlestonwv.civicclerk.com/web/home.aspx

 Council Chambers, Third Floor
 City Hall, 501 Virginia St. E.
 Charleston, WV


 AGENDA


CALL TO ORDER BY THE MAYOR

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC SPEAKERS AND CLAIMS

 1. INTERESTED PUBLIC SPEAKERS MUST REGISTER AT THE CLERK’S HALLWAY TABLE IN PERSON
 NO EARLIER THAN 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS. FIVE (5) SPEAKERS WILL BE
 PERMITTED (RULE NO. 22 (B)).

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

FINANCE

 1. Bill No. 8075 - A Bill and Order relating to the laying of levies on real, personal and public utility
 property within the City of Charleston, including excess levies previously provided for in the Official
 Municipal Budget Document for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.

ROLL CALL

ADJOURNMENT



*Meetings may be recorded and broadcast via internet https://charlestonwv.civicclerk.com




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 Bill No. 8075

 Introduced in Council: Adopted by Council:

 April 6, 2026

 Introduced by: Referred to:

 Joseph Jenkins Finance Committee


 1 Bill No. 8075: A Bill and Order relating to the laying of levies on real, personal and
 2 public utility property within the City of Charleston, West Virginia, including excess
 3 levies previously provided for in the Official Municipal Budget Document for the fiscal
 4 year beginning the first day of July, two thousand twenty-six.
 5
 6 WHEREAS, each Municipality is required to hold a Statutory meeting of the Council on
 7 the third Tuesday in April each year to make and enter a levy order and rate sheet; and
 8
 9 WHEREAS, written approval of the West Virginia State Tax Commissioner has been
10 received and notice of the Levy Estimate has been duly published as required by law;
11 and
12
13 WHEREAS, the levy rate attached hereto is included in the City of Charleston Municipal
14 Budget for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, before City Council for approval at a
15 special meeting of Council held on April 21, 2026, now, therefore
16
17 Be it Ordained by the Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia:
18
19 That the City of Charleston, West Virginia does hereby make and enter the levy order
20 and rate sheet attached hereto, incorporated herein, and made a part hereof.




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 MUNICIPALITY OF CHARLESTON
 LEVY ORDER AND RATE SHEET
 2026 - 2027

 The following is a true copy from the record of orders entered by this entity
 on the 21 day of April, 2026.

SIGNATURE:
 Municipal Clerk or Recorder

 Column E
 Certificate of Valuation Levy Taxes
Current Year Assessed Value for Tax Purposes Rate/$100 Levied
Class I
 Personal Property $ 0 12.430 $ 0
 Public Utility 0 0
Total Class I $ 0 $ 0

Class II
 Real Estate $ 1,613,093,100 24.860 $ 4,010,149
 Personal Property 180,594 449
Total Class II $ 1,613,273,694 $ 4,010,598

Class IV
 Real Estate $ 1,099,337,110 49.720 $ 5,465,904
 Personal Property 536,156,833 2,665,772
 Public Utility 337,858,269 1,679,831
Total Class IV $ 1,973,352,212 $ 9,811,507

Total Value & Projected Revenue $ 3,586,625,906 $ 13,822,105

 Less Delinquencies, Exonerations & Uncollectable Taxes 6.00% 829,326

 Less Tax Discounts 1.50% 194,892

 Less Allowance for Tax Increment Financing - see worksheet
 (Subtracted from regular current expense taxes levied only) 0

Total Projected Property Tax Collection 12,797,887

 Less Assessor Valuation Fund 2.00% 255,958
 (Subtracted from regular current expense taxes levied only)

 Net Amount to be Raised by Levy of Property Taxes
 For Budget Purposes $ 12,541,929




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 MUNICIPALITY OF CHARLESTON
 LEVY ORDER AND RATE SHEET SUPPLEMENT
 EXCESS LEVY
 2026 - 2027

 The following is a true copy from the record of orders entered by this entity
 on the 21 day of April, 2026.

SIGNATURE:
 Municipal Clerk or Recorder
 Column E
 Certificate of Valuation Levy Taxes
 Assessed Value for Tax Purposes Rate/$100 Levied
Current Year
Class I
 Personal Property $ 0 5.030 $ 0
 Public Utility 0 0
Total Class I $ 0 $ 0

Class II
 Real Estate $ 1,613,093,100 10.060 $ 1,622,772
 Personal Property 180,594 182
Total Class II $ 1,613,273,694 $ 1,622,954

Class IV
 Real Estate $ 1,099,337,110 20.120 $ 2,211,866
 Personal Property 536,156,833 1,078,748
 Public Utility 337,858,269 679,771
Total Class IV $ 1,973,352,212 $ 3,970,385

Total Value & Projected Rev. $ 3,586,625,906 $ 5,593,339

 Less Delinquencies, Exonerations & Uncollectable Taxes 6.00% . . . 335,600

 Less Tax Discounts 1.50% . . . 78,866

 Net Amount to be Raised by Levy For Budget Purposes: $ 5,178,873




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