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Council forwards 2025–26 biennial budget amendments, trims optimistic revenue assumptions
Summary
Council advanced mid‑biennium amendments to the 2025–26 biennial budget to a second reading, accepting more conservative revenue estimates, adding a $50,000 contingency and proposing uses for a new public‑safety sales tax fund.
The Des Moines City Council voted Nov. 13 to forward draft ordinance amending the 2025–26 biennial budget to a second reading after a presentation by Finance Director Jeff Friend.
Friend said staff recommends a modest increase to general‑fund revenue in 2025 but a $317,000 reduction for 2026 and explained several conservative adjustments: lower projections for sales tax and B&O receipts, delayed large‑project tax…
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