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Altoona adopts FY2026 budget, sets property tax rate at $10.75001
Summary
The Altoona City Council adopted the FY2026 budget and set the property tax rate at $10.75001 after a brief public hearing; Finance Director Andy Lent said the notice complied with state law and no public comments were offered.
The Altoona City Council on April 21 adopted the city’s FY2026 Annual Budget and set a property tax rate of $10.75001.
Finance Director Andy Lent said the hearing was advertised in the Des Moines Register on April 4, 2025, within the 10–20 day window required by state law and that the council must adopt the budget by April 30, 2025. "This public hearing is to adopt a resolution approving the FY2026 Annual Budget," Lent said. The council opened the hearing at 6:36 p.m.; no members of the public addressed the council.
After the brief hearing, the council adopted the budget by roll call vote (recorded 4-0). The adopted resolution sets the city’s spending plan for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and fixes the property tax rate at $10.75001. The city published the notice in the Des Moines Register on April 4, 2025, as Lent noted.
The council did not amend the budget at the meeting; the action was recorded as a formal resolution adoption. Any further adjustments would require a subsequent budget amendment process and public notice.
