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Brooklyn Park council adopts 2025 budget, sets 9.99% property tax levy
Summary
The Brooklyn Park City Council unanimously adopted the 2025 amended budget, multi-year capital and street plans and certified a 9.99% property tax levy; the package also shifts some formerly grant-funded services into the base budget and includes a 3% general pay increase for non-represented employees.
The Brooklyn Park City Council on Dec. 9 adopted the city's 2025 amended budget and related capital, street and equipment plans and certified a 9.99% property tax levy for 2025.
Finance Director LaTonia Green presented the final proposed budget and reported that the Budget Advisory Commission recommended and supported the 9.99% levy. Green said the administration moved the Health on the Go program from grant funding into the base budget, cited higher election and employee benefit costs and said a recent compensation study and cost-of-living adjustments contributed to higher administrative expenditures.
Council Member Boyd Morson pressed staff on what drove the administration expense increases and asked whether benefits and salaries were applied per position or collectively. Green said benefits are budgeted collectively for city employees and reiterated that one-time adjustments and reclassifications helped lower pressure on some internal funds.
City Manager Jay Stroebel urged that detailed budget questions be raised during prior budget meetings, noting the process had been ongoing since September. Council Member Lee called attention to the reduction in the proposed levy from an earlier figure and thanked staff for reaching the lower percentage.
On motions by Mayor Winston and seconded by Lee, the council adopted Resolution #2024-187 (adopting the 2025 budget, 2025'029 CIP, and related plans), Resolution #2024-188 (certifying the final tax levy to Hennepin County) and Resolution #2024-189 (adopting special HRA and EDA levies). All motions passed by unanimous roll-call votes.
The consent agenda that meeting also included Resolution #2024-180, adopting a 3% general pay increase for non-represented city employees effective Jan. 1, 2025, and setting the city's monthly contributions for various health-plan tiers; that resolution was approved as part of the consent items.
The council record indicates staff will proceed with the certified levy and adopted CIP; no motions to reconsider were recorded. The council adjourned at 8:11 p.m.
