Citizen Portal
Sign In

Hibbing council sets preliminary levy, cites reduced state aids and rising costs

5844609 · September 18, 2025

Get AI-powered insights, summaries, and transcripts

Subscribe
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

City staff presented and the council approved a preliminary levy increase of 9.99% for taxes payable in 2026 amid modest increases in Local Government Aid and declines in taconite aid and rising expenditures.

The Hibbing City Council on Sept. 17 approved a preliminary budget and a preliminary levy request that would amount to a 9.99% increase over the previous year, city Finance Director Sheena Mullin said.

Mullin told councilors that certified Local Government Aid (LGA) had increased by $21,840 (about 0.23%), while taconite aids were expected to decline by $133,972 (about 5.8%). At the same time, general fund expenditures are projected to increase by approximately $1.2 million, or 5.4 percent. The preliminary levy figure includes the HRA and airport preliminary requests and will be printed on proposed tax statements sent to residents in November.

Mullin said city staff will continue reviewing the budget and will work to reduce the levy amount before the council adopts a final levy in December.

Action: council adopted a resolution setting the preliminary budget and levy for taxes payable in 2026 and directed staff to continue refinement ahead of the final levy-setting meeting.