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Granite Falls council reviews proposed 2026 revenue sources as budget season begins
Summary
City Manager Jeff Balentine presented an overview of proposed 2026 revenue sources and projections across multiple funds, including the General Fund, Street Fund, Park Impact Fees, CIF funds, REET, water, sewer, storm and solid waste; no specific total projections were read into the record.
City Manager Jeff Balentine delivered a presentation to the council outlining proposed revenue sources for the 2026 budget. Slides covered revenue categories and projections for the General Fund (property tax, local taxes, excise tax, franchise fees, business licenses, permits, court fees and fines, interest and rentals), the Street Fund (vehicle fees, right-of-way permits, multimodal fuel tax), Park Impact Fees, Community Event and Arts Fund, Streets and Alternate Route CIFs, REET (real estate excise tax), Water and Water CIF funds, Sewer and Sewer CIF funds, Storm and Storm CIF funds, and the Solid Waste Fund.
Balentine described the various line items that feed each fund and noted projected revenue trends across 2022–2030; the meeting minutes summarize fund categories but do not provide specific aggregate dollar projections in the oral record. The presentation listed revenue sources for each fund and referenced mitigation fee payments from developers (including Lake Industries and Cemex) in CIF projections.
The presentation was informational; the council did not take formal action on the budget during the meeting. Councilmembers heard the overview as part of the budget development process; further review and formal budget adoption steps will follow in subsequent meetings.
Clarifying details: the minutes list many categories by fund but do not record numeric totals read aloud during the meeting; when totals are shown in slide lists they are not transcribed into the meeting minutes.
