Millage Rate and Budget on the Agenda in Rochester Hills

Public hearings on the proposed 2012 millage rate and the proposed 2012 budget are on the Rochester Hills City Council agenda tonight.

City Council meets at 7 p.m. at the .

As proposed, the city's tax rate would remain 9.7060. If approved, this would mark the 13th consecutive year that the millage rate has not increased without a vote of the residents.

Expenditures in 2012 would be $104 million, which would represent a 2.5 percent decrease from 2011; revenues are projected to be $102 million, a 0.4 percent reduction from 2011.

Also on tonight's agenda:

• A presentation by the Road Commission for Oakland County on traffic control systems.
• An update on Rain Tree Drive construction.
• An update on the Hamlin Road widening project.

The meeting is open to the public; the agenda is attached to this story.