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Green Isle council adopts 5.72% preliminary tax levy for 2025
Summary
The Green Isle City Council voted to adopt a 5.72% preliminary tax levy for 2025 and certified the preliminary budget; the levy can be reduced but not increased before final certification in December.
The Green Isle City Council on Sept. 10 adopted its 2025 preliminary budget and set a preliminary tax levy increase of 5.72%.
Julie, representing Abdo (the city’s financial reviewer), told council members the levy as presented would result in a preliminary levy amount recited in the meeting as $709,816 and gave sample taxpayer impacts: “a house with a market value of about $126,000 would see an increase of about $42 in their property taxes,” she said, adding the examples excluded other taxing authorities such as schools or counties.
The move matters because Minnesota law requires the city to certify a preliminary levy to the county by the end of the month; the council may lower the levy before final approval in December but cannot increase it beyond the certified preliminary amount.
Councilor Diane and others discussed budget drivers, including a 3% cost‑of‑living increase and inflationary pressures on supplies and contracts. Julie said the levy increase is driven primarily by changes in the property‑tax line and added that the city set aside $565,000 for City‑related capital items and $20,000 to begin a reserve for future equipment purchases.
The council approved Resolution 202 24-22 to adopt the preliminary levy by voice vote. The resolution passed during the meeting after a motion, second and voice approval; the meeting record shows agreement by voice and the attendant recording of the resolution number.
Next steps: city staff will continue budget discussions and may reduce the levy between now and final certification in December; the council must notify the county by the statutory deadlines.
