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Council reviews proposed FY2025–26 budget, sets public hearing and addresses police staffing and automated license-plate cameras
Summary
City staff presented the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget using a levy rate of 11.8705 and recommended publishing the budget and setting a public hearing for April 15, 2025. Council members debated long-term staffing costs, police COPS grant timing and a request for automated “Flock” license-plate cameras and partial city funding.
City staff presented the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget and recommended the Le Mars City Council publish the proposed budget and set a public hearing for April 15, 2025.
Staff reported the proposed levy rate of 11.8705, down from last year’s 12.78294 (a decrease of about $0.91). The proposed budget as presented lists total revenues of $95,205,342 and total expenditures of $64,629,220 excluding transfers; the Floyd Valley Healthcare budget of $65,500,000 is included in the materials. Administration recommended the council approve publication of the proposed budget and set a public hearing on April 15, 2025.
Council members pressed staff on what the revenue figures include and on near-term deadlines for certification. Staff said the elevated revenue and expenditure totals reflect possible large capital projects that would increase both anticipated revenues (for example, bond proceeds) and…
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