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Isanti City Council reviews 2026 draft budget, flags liquor-store shortfalls and police overtime
Summary
City staff presented the 2026 draft budget and proposed keeping liquor-store revenue flat after a 2025 downturn, raised police overtime to $45,000 to reflect recent history, and discussed using reserves to blunt a 5.05% levy increase; truth-in-taxation is set for Dec. 2 and final adoption for Dec. 16.
City staff presented the Isanti City 2026 draft budget at a council work session and told elected officials they had revised several revenue and expense lines after updated 2025 figures.
Nick, a city staff member presenting the budget, said “liquor store revenues are slightly down currently in 2025,” and staff responded by setting 2026 liquor-store revenue projections to match 2025 budgeted numbers rather than assuming an increase. Council members and staff discussed possible causes, including cannabis competition and lower alcohol consumption among younger cohorts.
The budget presentation included a proposed increase in incidental police overtime from $30,000 to $45,000. Nick said that overtime totals have fluctuated in recent years: “2024 actual ended up being $84,000, and 2023 actual was $52,000,” and that 2022 and 2021 were $90,000 and $70,000, respectively. John, with the police department,…
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