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New Prague City Council reviews proposed 5.46% levy increase and debates $100,000 building reserve
Summary
City staff presented a proposed 2026 tax levy of $5,603,735 (about a 5.46% increase), and councilmembers debated using one-time interest income or fund balance to lower the levy versus keeping a $100,000 reserve for future building repairs; enterprise-fund presentations were scheduled for November.
The Chair opened a special New Prague City Council budget meeting and staff presented a proposed 2026 tax levy of $5,603,735, which staff described as “about a 5.46% increase over the 2025 levy, with an average impact to residents of 4.15%,” and invited questions from the council.
The council pressed staff on recent adjustments that trimmed the levy. Staff said a $20,000 correction—shifting an expense to the park-equipment fund rather than the levy—reduced the proposed increase from about 5.84% to just under 5.5%. Staff also noted other small changes, including updated estimates for utilities at the new police building and moving certain ambulance fees, that slightly lowered the levy since the September preliminary figures.
Councilmembers discussed whether to use this year’s excess interest income…
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