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Canton council adopts 2025 budgets, tax levy and fee schedule; approves grants and permit requests
Summary
The Canton City Council approved the citys 2025 General, Sewer, Water and Fire Department budgets, set the final certified tax levy, adopted a new fee schedule, approved multiple gambling-exempt permit requests, and authorized reinvestment of three CDs at a 4% rate.
The Canton City Council on Dec. 11 approved a package of fiscal measures setting the citys financial plan and administrative fees for 2025.
The council adopted the 2025 Final General Fund Budget (Resolution 2024-19), the Final Sewer Fund Budget (Resolution 2024-21), the Final Water Fund Budget (Resolution 2024-22) and the 2025 Final Fire Department Budget (Resolution 2024-23). Councilmember Kristy Ziegler moved to approve the general fund budget and Councilmember Jen Dowling seconded; similar motions carried for the other fund budgets.
The council also approved Resolution 2024-20 to set the 2025 Final Certified Tax Levy. Councilmember Jen Dowling moved the levy resolution and Kristy Ziegler seconded; the motion carried.
On ordinance and administrative items, councilmembers approved Ordinance 2025-01, the 2025 fee schedule, to take effect Jan. 1, 2025; they also approved summary publication of the ordinance in the Fillmore County Journal. Mayor Josh Nordsving presided over the vote, and the motions carried.
The council approved two gambling-exempt permit applications by resolution: Resolution 2024-25 authorized the Fire Department application and Resolution 2024-26 authorized an application for the Canton Community Association; both motions carried. The council also adopted Resolution 2024-27 to incorporate provisions of the Minnesota Basic Code of Ordinances 10.98 and a schedule of offenses and voluntary administrative penalties.
On investment decisions, the council voted to reinvest three certificates of deposit (Sewer Fund CD #44955 for $29,531.76 maturing 12/19/24; Liquor Store CD #44957 for $36,996.57 maturing 12/23/24; Vail Estate CD #44956 for $138,152.41 maturing 12/23/24) with First Southeast Bank for a 12-month term at a special 4% rate. The meeting adjourned at 6:19 p.m.
The council's votes on the listed resolutions and the ordinance were recorded as "motion carried" in the minutes; individual roll-call tallies were not specified in the public minutes.
