library tax levy
How local property taxes fund the public library's operations and services
Watch for whether City Council adopts the budget package with the library levy increase removed and whether the Room Tax Committee provides the requested $5,000.
Typically discussed at Personnel and Finance Committee. Check back when the next agenda is published.
On Nov. 19, the Personnel and Finance Committee recommended the 2026 budget and a 4.05% property tax levy increase, but cut out a proposed 2% library levy increase. They also shifted $2,000 to restore cemetery flower funding and asked for $5,000 more from the Room Tax Committee.
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passed Personnel and Finance Committee · Nov 19, 2025 Review 2026 Budget
Wachowski moved, seconded by Bittner, to recommend the proposed budgets and property tax levy to the Council with the following changes: Adjust $2,000 of wages from the General Fund to the Special Events Fund, and use the resulting $2,000 in General Fund savings for perpetual care flowers; Remove the 2% increase in the Library tax levy; Request an additional $5,000 of support from the Room Tax Committee.
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Finance Director Kassie Paider reviewed how the City Manager’s budget changed since 2023 and how the General Fund proposal evolved from the first presentation.
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The committee voted 2-0 to recommend the budgets and a proposed 4.05% property tax levy increase to City Council, with changes including removing the proposed 2% library levy increase.
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As part of the same recommendation, the committee shifted $2,000 to restore cemetery flower funding.
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As part of the same recommendation, the committee sought an additional $5,000 from the Room Tax Committee.
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