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Isanti staff present modest 2025 budget shifts after favorable insurance renewal

Isanti City Council/Committee of the Whole · October 15, 2024
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Summary

City staff told the council a 5% drop in health‑insurance costs and smaller dental increases eased the 2025 budget; staff fixed spreadsheet formula errors, flagged several optional purchases (iPads, used equipment, MIOX service) for later decision, and will bring a full review in November.

City staff presented a set of mostly modest changes to the proposed 2025 budget, telling the Isanti City Committee that a favorable health‑insurance renewal and small dental increases reduced pressure on operating funds.

Mike, a city staff member, said the group saw “5% down” on health insurance and dental renewal between roughly 2% and 2.75%, and that a six‑year average since joining the pool has been about 1.57%. He also said he discovered formula errors in the budget workbook and corrected them; those fixes reduced an…

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