City Council Meeting Date: September 16, 2025
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Finance Director, Brenda Angelstad
City Administrator, Ben Martig
Title
2026-2027 Budget Worksession.
Body
Action Requested:
Discussion only.
Summary Report:
Please see attached presentation and background materials. Staff is preparing additional supplemental memo related to highlighting some other strategic plan and details on some expense reductions. No other options are being prepared just some added detail information on those options.
Utility Rates - 5-Year Plan
The information for this is included in the prior agenda item. This is scheduled for final adoption of the 2026 rates at the September 23rd Council meeting.
Northfield Area Fire & Rescue Services (NAFRS)
There are no changes to the proposed NAFRS budget previously presented. This is scheduled for final adoption at the September 23rd Council meeting.
Proposed (Preliminary) Tax Levy 2025 Payable 2026
Staff has included added detail on final adjustments recommended. Staff provided an alternate Option B that would provide a 12% preliminary maximum tax levy versus a 14.5% option from the initial roll up.
Proposed (Preliminary) Budget 2026
Corresponding budget details from the original "roll up" will be made following the worksession next week after direction is made on the adjusting revenues and expenses on the corresponding tax levy options.
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and Capital Equipment Plan (CEP)
Attached are the current CIP and CEP numbers. Of the options on the tax levy, the parks fund would still need amendments to the 5-year parks fund due to reductions proposed initially. Staff is looking at those impacts but would need to shift back some projects. Additionally, any of the options under 14.5% tax levy will require pushing back projects and equipment in both the CEP and CIP related to facilities and equipment.
Board and Commission and Council Committee Changes
Included in the background...
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