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Brookings city staff outline balanced 2025 budget, propose two new positions and modest levy increase
Summary
Deputy City Manager Jake Meshey presented the City of Brookings' first 2025 budget workshop, proposing a balanced general fund of $21.9 million, two new staff positions, and a property-tax levy certifying roughly $4.2 million for 2025 (about $205,000 higher than 2024).
City of Brookings staff on Tuesday presented a draft 2025 budget that they described as balanced and modestly larger than the current year, emphasizing sustainability and a 10-year financial plan.
"This will be our first budget workshop for the 2025 budget," Deputy City Manager Jake Meshey told the council as he outlined the schedule and assumptions behind the draft. Staff said the proposed general fund budget shows $21.9 million in revenues matched by $21.9 million in expenditures and a total city budget near $72 million.
Staff projected a $475,000 increase in general-fund expenditures compared with the 2024 adopted budget — roughly a 2.2% rise — and identified staffing increases as the primary driver. Meshey described two proposed positions for 2025: a master mechanic in the streets division…
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