Clinton City holds pre-budget briefing as health costs and state tax proposals pressure local revenue

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City staff briefed the Clinton City Council on the city’s $65M budget framework, noting a $25M general fund (about $15M from property tax), a 22% rise in health‑care costs, potential state tax changes that could cut roughly $730K–$785K from the general fund, CIP priorities including a proposed $11–12M sports complex, and next steps for budget hearings.

Clinton — City staff on Tuesday gave the Clinton City Council a wide-ranging pre-budget briefing that laid out how the city builds its budget, where revenue comes from, and which pressures could force policy choices this spring.

At the center of the presentation was an explanation of the two main fund types. "We have two major types of funds: the general fund and proprietary funds," the meeting chair said, noting the general fund covers police, fire, parks and rec, library and city hall while proprietary funds cover operations such as wastewater, solid waste, the airport and marina.

Staff said the general fund is about $25,000,000 of an overall $65 million-plus budget and that roughly $15,000,000 of that general fund is expected to be funded by property taxes; other revenue streams include franchise fees, local option sales tax and service fees. "Not all of the general fund is funded by property taxes," a city…

Clinton City holds pre-budget briefing as health costs and state tax proposals pressure local revenue

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