- 2013
- Lowndes set the city millage at 1.63% above the rolled-back rate
- Voted to increase stormwater utility fees by 18.6%
- 2014
- Lowndes set the city millage at 9.90% above the rolled-back rate
- Approved 2.5% base-salary increases for the City Manager and City Clerk
- Lowndes moved to set environmental stormwater utility fee at $9.25 per ERU per month
- Approved solid-waste rates/deposits including doubling residential deposits from $15 to $30 and increasing residential cart-maintenance fees to $60
- Lowndes moved to advance water/sewer rate package with 14.84% combined increase (18% water, 12.5% sewer), updated charges and automatic index adjustments
- 2015
- Lowndes set the city millage at 8.31% above the rolled-back rate
- Approved 2% salary increases for City Manager and City Clerk
- Adopted miscellaneous water fees and charges, including new/formalized service fees and increasing hydrant-meter deposit from $1,000 to $1,500
- 2016
- Lowndes voted for a proposed millage of 4.7000. Staff noted 4.1500 was 4.52% above rollback, so 4.7000 was substantially higher. Lowndes moved the tentative operating millage of 4.1500, 4.52% above the rolled-back rate of 3.9707
- Updated fire protection impact fees, including impact fees for one- and two-family dwellings, new clinic fees, and revised assessments by land-use category
- Raised stormwater utility fee from $9.80 to $10.39 per ERU per month, about a 6% increase
- 2017
- Lowndes voted for a tentative operating millage of 4.3453, 9.77% above the rolled-back rate
- Approved rate study and directed preparation of fee resolution; LAB recommendation was 5% fee increases in years 1-3
- Approved eliminating retainer and setting City Attorney legal-services rate at $190/hour
- 2018
- Lowndes voted for a final operating millage at 7.93% above the rolled-back rate
- Seconded increase of City Manager salary to $169,000
- 2019
- Lowndes voted for a final operating millage at 1.47% above the rolled-back rate
- Lowndes moved to equalize/levy Greenwood Gardens electric undergrounding assessment: up to $2,279 per meter conversion, payable over 10 years at 3% (about $261/year)
- 2021
- Lowndes voted for a millage rate 7.78% higher than the rolled-back rate. In the end, Lowndes and the Council approved a final millage rate that was 4.22% higher than the rolled-back rate
- Voted to increase stormwater utility fees, setting a rate of $10.10 ERU per month
- As Mayor, Lowndes voted to increase 14 zoning and planning fees application fees
- Voted to set the Maitland budget at over $30 million
- 2022
- Lowndes voted to set the final millage rate 11.3% higher than the rolled-back rate
- Voted to increase stormwater utility fees, setting a rate of $10.40 ERU per month
- Voted to increase sewer, water and sewage disposal rates by 9% for 2023-2024 and 6% for 2024-2025
- Voted in support of increasing the sales tax
- Voted to increase the city budget by $3 million
- 2023
- Lowndes voted to set the proposed operating millage rate 24% higher than the rolled-back rate
- Voted to increase stormwater utility fees, setting a rate of $10.72 ERU per month
- Voted to assess each homeowner in the Dommerich Hills Area $4,320 per parcel
- Voted to increase spending by $6 million
- 2024
- Voted to increase stormwater utility fees, setting a rate of $16.72 ERU per month
- Voted to increase fire impact fees
- Voted to increase the city budget
- 2025
- Lowndes voted to set the proposed operating millage rate 3.5% higher than the rolled-back rate
- Voted to increase stormwater utility fees, setting a rate of $17.22 ERU per month
- Voted to increase spending by $2.6 million
