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Council takes first reading of the 2026 appropriations ordinance totaling $72.5 million

Brookings City Council · October 29, 2025
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Finance Director Ashley Rensch presented the first reading of Ordinance 25‑034, the city’s proposed 2026 appropriations ordinance totaling $72,527,765.

Finance Director Ashley Rensch presented the first reading of Ordinance 25‑034, the 2026 appropriations ordinance. She said the proposed 2026 budget totals $72,527,765 and the general fund totals $22,900,000, which the presentation described as balanced with revenues equal to expenditures.

Rensch told council the city projects sales tax growth of 3% and property tax growth of 5% for 2026.…

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