room tax committee budget
Plan and oversee lodging tax funds for local tourism and events
Watch for City Council action on the 2026 budget package and whether the Room Tax Committee provides the additional $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 voted 2-0 to recommend the 2026 budgets and a 4.05% property tax levy increase. They attached conditions, including asking the Room Tax Committee for $5,000 more and making smaller shifts like cemetery flowers and the library levy.
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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 2026 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 2026 budgets and a proposed 4.05% property tax levy increase to the City Council.
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The committee’s recommendation was contingent on shifting $2,000 to restore cemetery flower funding, removing a 2% library levy increase, and seeking an additional $5,000 from the Room Tax Committee.
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