That is an increase of about $69 for the average homeowner.
The average homeowner would save about $80 a year, council members said.
"The bottom line is, what does it mean to the average homeowner?"
It would raise the average homeowner's annual tax by $34 and bring in $150 million.
It was much bigger than the average homeowner would ever need.
The increase would raise the average homeowner's total real property tax bill by less than 4 percent, or about $226.
Officials say it will add $16 a year to an average homeowner's electricity bill.
That rise would cost about $60 a year to the average homeowner.
The average homeowner will pay about $840 in general county property taxes, or between $15 and $20 less than this year.
The measure will cost the average homeowner about $7.60 a year over the next 20 years, county officials said.