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City of St. Anthony <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />Minutes <br />07/28/2026 <br />Present: <br />Mayor & Council : Mayor Wendy Webster, Councilmembers Lona Doolan, Thomas Randle, and <br />Jan Jenson <br />Absent : Councilmember Nadia Elnagdy <br />Staff : City Manager Charlie Yunker, Assistant City Manager Ashley Morello, and Finance <br />Director Deborah Maloney <br />Others: None <br />Call to Order: <br />Mayor Webster called the Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. <br />1.Approval of CC WS Meeting Minutes . <br />A.Ju ly 14 th , 2026 , City Council Work Session Minutes <br />Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Randle, to approve the City <br />Council Work Session Minutes of July 14th, 2026, as presented. <br />Motion carried 4-0. <br />2.Work Session Topics . <br />A.2027 Initial Property Tax Levy Scenarios <br />Mayor Webster thanked Finance Director Maloney for putting together the scenarios in the <br />packet for 2027. <br />Finance Director Maloney stated that the City is between a 6.85 and 7.4 percent increase for the <br />total levy. She noted that some considerations are union contracts, proposals for the police <br />budgets assuming 30 sworn officers, a small decrease in health insurance premiums, additional <br />costs from the 2050 Comprehensive Plan, digital scanning costs to modernize records, <br />intergovernmental revenues, a loss of 32,400 dollars in revenue due to a Dish antenna rental <br />contract ending, excess TIF collections, the liquor fund transfer which is set at 300,000 dollars, <br />the HR levy which is the same as past years, the debt service levy which had no increase, <br />building infrastructure levy, park improvement levy, and capital equipment levy which are all the <br />same as previous years. She highlighted that the CIP levy includes a reduction of 150,000 <br />dollars. <br />Mayor Webster expressed gratitude for Finance Director Maloney’s conservative approach <br />when beginning this process. <br />Councilmember Doolan asked if the police force currently has 30 sworn officers, or if they are <br />still working towards that. Finance Director Maloney said they are still working towards that and <br />looking to hire more, and have two cadets whom they are looking to promote. She highlighted <br />that the cost will likely be the same even if the police do not hire more officers, as the City will <br />have to pay more overtime. <br />3