Consider adopting a resolution: A

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider adopting a resolution: A. Adopting the City’s budget for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 and ending nd September 30, 2027, including the Operating Budget for 2026-2027, Business Plan, Capital Improvement Plan, General Government Pay Plan, Civil Service Pay Plan, Fiscal & Budgetary Policy, and Investment Policy. B. Ratifying the property tax increase reflected in the budget – “This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by an amount of $7,306,515, which is a 10.83 percent increase from last year’s budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is $5,032,457.” 3.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).