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11/7/2025 <br />8 <br />2026 LEVY INCREASE <br />% Change2026$ Change2025Fund <br />7.29%$ 6,798,670 $ 461,783 $ 6,336,888 General Fund <br />0.00%209,414 -209,414 HRA Fund <br />7.01%458,200 30,000 428,200 CIP Fund <br />26.21%1,840,953 382,258 1,458,695 Debt Service Funds <br />(34.64)%721,228 (382,258)1,103,486 Infrastructure Fund <br />21.65%140,500 25,000 115,500 Building Improvement Fund <br />33.33%40,000 10,000 30,000 Park Improvement Fund <br />5.44%$ 10,208,965$ 526,783$ 9,682,183 Total <br />Additional Funding Request: <br />9.18%$ 10,573,830$ 364,8643 Firefighters/Paramedics <br />Preliminary levy increases for cities <br />around the Metropolitan area are <br />anticipated to be in the range of <br />6% -13.4%, with an average <br />increase of 8.8% <br />Preliminary levy increases for cities <br />around the Metropolitan area are <br />anticipated to be in the range of <br />6% -13.4%, with an average <br />increase of 8.8% <br />USE OF ONE-TIME FUNDS <br />Council has discussed use to reduce levy increase or fund amenities <br />Levy IncreaseOptions for Use of $990,000 (estimated) <br />5.44%Base levy increase without funding new Firefighter positions1 <br />9.18%Absorb the cost of 3 additional Firefighter/Paramedics (1 for each shift)2 <br />7.63%Use all available funds over 6 years to reduce levy by $150,000 for each of 6 years3 <br />15 <br />16