Clarification to last post

The budget is a complete financial document, the Tax Levy is a piece of the overall budget. 

When setting budgets, the Council is guided by the tax levy and uses it as a decision making tool.   We use the tax levy amount to make measurements within the overall budget.  If something is changed in a different part of the budget, we always ask, "How does that affect the Tax Levy?"  We are committed to keeping the Tax Levy and the entire budget stable and sustainable.