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Isanti City reviews 2025 budget schedule and tax-rate outlook; no final votes
Summary
At a July 16 budget work session, staff laid out 2025 budget assumptions (wages, health insurance, transfers) and the components of the tax levy; councilors were warned the draft makes no contribution to reserves and that water rates and capital spending will require further study.
Unidentified presenter told the Isanti City Council at a July 16 budget work session that the materials before the council are an opening view of the 2025 operating budgets and that no final decisions would be taken at the meeting.
The presenter reviewed key assumptions driving the draft: wage and step increases tied to existing contracts (a 3.5% union increase was cited) and a working estimate of a 15% rise in health-insurance costs. "I think that 15 is reasonable this year," the presenter said while noting workers' compensation and property-casualty rates may not spike.
Why it matters: the council was shown how…
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