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Carver County board adopts 8% preliminary levy to cover state, federal cost shifts
Summary
The Carver County Board of Commissioners voted 4–1 on Sept. 2 to approve an 8% preliminary county levy for 2026, including a proposed 2% surcharge to cover state and federal cost shifts that county staff say will add roughly $1.5 million to next year—s budget.
Carver County commissioners unanimously but one approved an 8% preliminary levy for 2026 on Sept. 2, setting a ceiling the board can lower before adopting a final levy in December. County Administrator Dave Ramsey asked the board to adopt the levy after staff presented revenue, staffing and long-term capital forecasts.
The levy recommendation packages a 6% base increase with a newly identified 2% surcharge that Ramsey and finance staff say is needed to cover state and federal cost shifts, including health-and-human-services transfers and a paid family medical leave payroll tax. "I'm going to ask you adopt the preliminary levy," Ramsey said during his presentation. Finance Director Dave Frishman told the board "our overall taxable market value in Carver County is now almost…
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