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Brooklyn Park budget preview: staff outlines assumptions, council signals desire to limit levy increase
Summary
Finance staff outlined preliminary 2026 budget drivers — COLA, health insurance increases, new positions, and proposed debt for a fire station — producing a draft levy increase near 12.5% before policy choices; several council members said they prefer keeping any levy under 10%, with many favoring 8–9%.
Finance Director Latonya Green presented a preliminary look at the 2026 budget and asked the council for guidance on an acceptable levy target.
Director Green listed key drivers: estimated cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) of about 3%, step increases, a projected 17.4% increase in health insurance costs, recently authorized firefighter positions, ongoing chargeback increases for fleet/IT, and debt…
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