Voters in Vestavia Hills rejected a proposal to increase property taxes to fund the city’s school system after the measure was defeated by roughly 900 votes out of 7,300 ballots cast in Tuesday’s municipal elections.

The proposal got the approval of 3,200 Vestavia Hills voters while 4,099 voters cast ballots against the measure, according to the city’s preliminary tally.

Vestavia Hills City Schools Superintendent Todd Freeman earlier told AL.com that the school system had aging infrastructure in need of upgrades.

The “1Rebel 1 Future” plan would have raised taxes by 9.8 mills and would have been the first increase in the school tax rate since 1990 had the measure been approved. The increase would have provided an additional $8.42 million a year to the school system.

The median home in Vestavia Hills costs $501,431. The tax for the median home would have gone up $491.40 per year, according to the plan’s tax calculator. That would add $40.95 per month to a mortgage payment.

About 44 percent of the revenue would go to improving and renovating existing buildings for the school system; 22 percent for new academic programs; 17 percent would go to new and renovated arts and athletics facilities at Vestavia Hills High School; and 17 percent for school operations.