The City Council voted Tuesday to adopt Mayor Linda Tyer's original tax rates, voting against using additional money from the city's free cash account to lower the tax levy further.

Several City Council members are hoping to use free cash — leftover unrestricted money for last year's budget — to reduce the tax bill of residents after they said Mayor Linda Tyer's proposal would create too big a bill for their constituents.

Mayor Linda Tyer's said rising property values among single-family homes well positions Pittsfield's financial future. But rising property values may mean bigger tax bills for residents even as the mayor proposes a rate decrease.