LEWISTON – The city’s final take on a proposed 1 percent property tax cap is set to get a public hearing tonight.

City Administrator Jim Bennett is expected to release a report on a 14-member city panel’s findings, tying up a month’s worth of work by the group. A review of the report is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. tonight at Lewiston City Hall.

The report will show the impact of a property tax cap on the city’s government. Those could include:

• Service cuts: The cap would mean about $25 million less in property taxes. By itself, that would force the city to lay off 69 percent of its employees and 64 percent of school employees. That would gut the police, fire and public works departments; eliminate recreation, the library and economic development; and close several schools.

• New fees: The city could bring back services with $15 million in new fees. Those could include an annual fee for fire service, a per-foot fee for road frontage, a pay-per-bag trash collection program, apartment inspection fees and increased fees for recreation and the library. Those allowed Bennett to restore all but 10 percent of the city’s post-tax-cap budget.

Last week, the committee said it would recommend that the state Legislature consider making some changes even if voters turn down the tax cap. Those include requiring nonprofits to pay something for municipal services, changing education funding plans, giving cities some revenues from speeding tickets and other criminal fines, and increasing charges for motor vehicle registrations at City Hall.

A public hearing on the city’s report is scheduled for Oct. 19.

The tax-cap question goes to voters on Nov. 2.