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Mookerton council adopts budget, tax rate and series of resolutions in unanimous votes
Summary
At its June 17 meeting the Mookerton City Council adopted the fiscal 2025–26 operating budget, set the city's real and personal property tax rate, and approved several administrative resolutions, including waiving interfund service charges and updating the vendor list. All recorded resolutions passed unanimously.
The Mookerton City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt the city's 2025–26 operating budget and to approve a package of administrative resolutions, including setting the city's real and personal property tax rate and waiving interfund service payments.
Councilors approved Resolution 08-2025, adopting the operating budget for fiscal year 2025–26, after a public hearing on the budget that included a staff correction to two line items. The council also passed Resolution 09-2025 to amend the 2024–25 operating budget and Resolution 10-2025 to adjust compensation and salaries for 2025–26; councilors added that employees who request private follow-up meetings could be scheduled for confidential discussions and the budget can be amended later if necessary.
Other measures approved at the meeting included: - Resolution 04-2025 (URS contribution) — motion moved and seconded and passed unanimously. - Resolution 05-2025 (setting and adjusting approved vendor list) — passed unanimously. - Resolution 06-2025 (setting the city real and personal property tax rate) — passed unanimously. - Resolution 07-2025 (waiving payment of interfund services for municipal use) — passed unanimously.
Several motions included roll-call affirmation. For example, the motion to adopt Resolution 08-2025 was moved by Terry and seconded by Scott and carried with voice and roll-call votes recorded as "Yes" by council members present.
The council held a public hearing on the operating budget before voting. Staff noted a correction to the budget detail (a missing zero that changed a line from $2,000 to $20,000 and an increase to a reserve line to $393,000). No members of the public spoke during the hearing.
The council also approved standard housekeeping and administrative items on the consent agenda with corrections to minutes from prior meetings noted by staff.
The council clerk will publish the adopted budget and the full text of each resolution in the municipal record and staff said follow-up steps include setting individual meetings with employees who requested them and preparing any necessary budget amendments.
