Budget veto stands in Lincoln; Republicans fail to get fifth vote for override

Mayor Chris Beutler’s proposed budget, the one that will require a small property tax rate increase, will become the city’s two-year budget.

The Lincoln City Council Monday night failed 4-3 down party lines to override Beutler’s veto of a Republican budget plan, the one that made enough cuts to eliminate the need for a property tax rate hike.

The four Republicans on the council, who crafted the vetoed budget plan, needed at least one Democrat to agree with them on a veto override.

But the three Democrats said they support the mayor’s plan, which he offered in early July.

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