NORWICH – Taxpayers are invited to a public hearing of the draft 2012 Chenango County at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the boardroom at the County Office Building in Norwich.

The proposal introduces a $84.65 million spending plan with less than a 1 percent increase (.06 percent) in appropriations over 2011 levels. It requires a $23.89 million tax levy and represents an average tax rate of $12.58 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. The tentative tax rate is 29 cents less than it was in 2011.