Lamesa city council members compromised Tuesday when they set the proposed tax rate at .74187-cents per $100 valuation for the 20232024 fiscal year.The city’s current tax rate of .79907-cents per $100 valuation generates over $2 million in revenue. One cent of the tax rate generates $32,000.City Manager Joe Hines recommended the council consider dropping the current tax rate by 5.5-cents per $100 valuation. Council member Fred Vera then expressed concern over the affordability of a budget containing $360,000 in across-the-board three-percent pay raises for city staff.“Can we go 75? Because some way or another, we have to cover the threepercent ...