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Council reviews draft 2025 budget; general fund shows roughly $184,000 shortfall
Summary
Council reviewed revenue and expenditure projections for the 2025 budget, heard departmental requests and capital priorities, and was told the general fund is about $184,000 short of proposed expenditures.
The City Council reviewed a draft 2025 budget that projects roughly $39.7 million in total revenue across funds and shows a general-fund shortfall of about $184,000 against proposed expenditures.
City staff walked the council through revenue assumptions and department requests. Staff said property-tax revenue projections include a 2.9% CPI assumption and 1.6% growth and noted that recent house-bill changes will not affect growth until a later year. Sales tax year-to-date was running slightly above last year and the city’s bank-franchise receipts were uncertain. Staff said federal grants and intergovernmental funds include an anticipated 85/15 federal/local match for a bus grant the city has applied for.
Department requests discussed included a $6,000 annual support request for the VFW senior…
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