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Eagan council adopts $60.25M 2026 general fund budget, approves $57.54M levy after Truth in Taxation hearing
Summary
After a continued Truth in Taxation hearing on Dec. 16, the Eagan City Council adopted a $60,254,400 general fund budget for 2026 and set the final levy at $57,540,700. Council and staff said personnel costs and bond debt for facility improvements were primary drivers of an 8.9% levy increase.
The Eagan City Council on Dec. 16 adopted a $60,254,400 general fund budget for 2026 and approved a final levy of $57,540,700 following a continued Truth in Taxation hearing.
Finance Director Josh Feldman told the council the proposed levy increase of 8.9% is driven largely by personnel costs — which make up roughly 80% of the general fund — plus bond debt for recent parks and community center projects, and rising insurance and IT expenses. "Personnel costs are a big driver," Feldman said, noting programmed wage increases, higher health insurance estimates and new contractual software costs for police translation and dictation services.
Feldman showed a chart illustrating that public safety aid the…
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