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COMMUNITY CENTER (Fund 252) <br />Not included in these budget numbers is the request to increase one of the lead staff from 20 hours per week to <br />closer to full time. What, if any, additional revenue would be generated by this change? <br />The Community Center had an operating loss of $515,200 in 2024. <br /> <br />RECYCLING (Fund 290) <br />Costs have exceeded the SCORE grant funds received for the past two years. This fund will need to be monitored. <br /> <br />TAX LEVY <br />Based on preliminary revenue estimates for the General Fund and not making any changes to levies for other <br />funds, the levy increase currently needed would be slightly less than 6.0%. <br /> <br />COUNCIL CONSIDERATION <br />Staff is respectfully requesting the City Council to review the preliminary budget and provide feedback for future <br />budget meetings. The 2026 proposed levy and public meeting date need to be set prior to the end of September <br />2025. Direction is needed from the City Council on the following items: <br />• Current wage and benefit assumptions include a 4% COLA and an increase of $45 per month for insurance <br />benefits. Should any of these assumptions be changed? <br />• What should staff assume regarding the additional hours being requested for certain staff position? <br />• The final Fire budget may be greater than what is currently included. <br />• Are there any changes the council would like to make related to the EDA Fund? <br />• Does the City want to reduce reliance on LGA funds in 2026? <br /> <br /> <br />CIVICPLUS website <br />Information will be presented related to research staff has conducted on CivicPlus. <br />