City council members are hosting two meetings this week as they conduct public hearings and votes on the 2024-2025 budget and tax rate.They’re holding the meetings at 5:30 p.m., today and Thursday in City Hall at 601 S. 1st Street.In today’s meeting, the council will hold pubic hearings on the 2024-2025 proposed annual budget and the property tax rate of 0.685362-cents per $100 valuation.They will adopt the new budget on first reading during this afternoon’s meeting. They will adopt the budget on second reading at their Thursday meeting, along with ratifying the property tax increase for the next budget year ...