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Kaplan council adopts budget ordinances and a 3% cost‑of‑living increase for employees
Summary
Council adopted three budget/sales‑tax ordinances and approved a one‑time 3% cost‑of‑living adjustment for eligible employees while accepting the treasurer's report showing sales‑tax receipts up 3.6% from last April.
The Kaplan City Council voted to adopt a trio of budget and tax measures and approved a 3% cost‑of‑living increase for eligible city employees at its June meeting.
After opening a public hearing with no speakers, the council adopted ordinance 06‑26A amending the 2025–26 fiscal‑year budget, then adopted ordinance 06‑26B to set the 2026–27 fiscal‑year budget and ordinance 06‑26C to amend Article 2, Chapter 74 of Kaplan's sales tax ordinance. Each ordinance was moved, seconded and carried on voice votes.
Treasurer Ashley presented the council with a budget report (uploaded to council iPads) and reported that sales tax receipts were 3.6% higher compared with April of the previous year. "The budget report has been uploaded to the iPads for reviewing," Ashley said; she added that minutes for the fiscal year were complete and staff would monitor the amended budget for the remainder of the year. Council voted to accept the treasurer's report.
On personnel costs, Mayor Mike Lemoine asked the council whether to mandate a 3% annual cost‑of‑living raise for eligible employees this year (the historical standard is 2.5%). Councilman Michael Renfroe moved, and Councilman Gary seconded, to adopt 3% for the current year with reversion to 2.5% in subsequent years. The motion carried on voice vote.
What happens next: The adopted ordinances and the raise are in effect as recorded; staff will implement the pay adjustments and monitor budget impacts during the fiscal year.
(Reporting note: the transcript records council votes as voice votes for these items; individual roll‑call tallies were not supplied in the record for the ordinance adoptions.)
