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Sioux Rapids holds budget workshop to weigh flood repairs, wages and tax levy
Summary
At a Feb. 4 special meeting, the Sioux Rapids City Council reviewed revenue projections and discussed concrete repairs from recent flooding, city employee wages and the tax levy as budget pressures. Council set the next regular meeting for Feb. 11, 2026, and adjourned by unanimous voice vote.
Mayor Mike Katschman opened a special Sioux Rapids City Council budget workshop on Feb. 4, 2026, to review city revenues and discuss priorities for the coming budget cycle. Councilmembers focused on repair needs from recent flood damage, employee wages and the municipal tax levy as the primary budget pressures.
The discussion identified concrete repair work resulting from the flood as a near-term capital expense that will affect the city’s revenue planning. Councilmembers said the repairs would need to be accounted for in the 2026 budget, but the transcript does not specify estimated costs or a funding source.
Councilmembers also discussed employee wages as a line-item under review. No formal wage adjustments were proposed or adopted during the workshop; the conversation was framed as part of the broader revenue and expenditure balancing process.
The tax levy was addressed as a component of revenue planning. Council members discussed levy implications for revenue projections but did not set a levy rate during the special meeting.
The council set its next regular meeting for Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 100 Front Street. Kevin Thompson moved to adjourn; Mike Gunderson seconded. The motion carried by voice vote with all present voting aye and Lacy Garberding recorded as absent. The meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
