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Isanti council asks staff to revise levy to 2% and delays final budget vote
Summary
After a multi-part presentation and resident comment on property valuations, council members agreed to ask staff to retool the 2025 levy to a 2% increase and postponed final adoption to Dec. 17 to allow updated figures and resolutions to be prepared.
Mike, a city finance staff member, told the council the city—xpects to use about $197,000 of fund balance in the proposed 2025 budget and reviewed why officials focus on tax rate comparisons rather than levy dollars when measuring competitiveness.
"We are intending to use about $197,000 of fund balance," Mike said during the presentation, describing multi-year capital planning and the city pproach to avoid levy debt.
Two residents spoke during public comment. Jeff…
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