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Budget staff outline mayor’s $2 billion 2026 plan and levy estimator ahead of upcoming hearings
Summary
City budget manager Justin Coles summarized the structure of the mayor’s recommended 2026 budget, explained an interactive levy-impact tool and noted the Board of Estimate and Taxation authorized a levy cap to be certified to the county.
Justin Coles, budget manager for the city’s Finance and Property Services division, presented an overview of Mayor Jacob Frey’s recommended 2026 budget at the Minneapolis City Council budget committee meeting on Sept. 19.
Coles told the committee the recommended fiscal plan totals “just about $2,000,000,000” and highlighted a new focus in the budget book on department…
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