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Council trims proposed levy as budget workshop balances services and capital needs
Summary
Council and staff reviewed the 2027 draft budget, originally showing a roughly $719,000 levy gap, and discussed cuts and capital trade-offs that reduced the levy projection to about $671,000 while preserving funds for streets and stormwater.
City of Green Isle staff walked council members through the 2027 draft budget at a July 29 workshop, saying the modeling currently relies on the general property tax levy to balance the general fund. "Right now, we do have a projected levy increase of 719,200 before this program here," the staff member said while presenting the revenue workbook.
After a round of line-item adjustments and proposed reallocations, staff reported the levy projection fell to roughly $671,000 and cited an anticipated levy-dollar increase of $64,635 between 2026 and 2027, which staff characterized as an 8.61% change. Councilors discussed trade-offs between keeping the levy under double digits and adding capital capacity for streets and drainage. One council member summarized the tension: its preferable to "compromise it between that 8 and that 10," while prioritizing urgent capital work such as pond dredging and tree removal.
Councilors agreed to keep some capital set-asides (including an ongoing annual allocation referenced during the session) while using further tweaks to lower the levy if necessary. Staff noted several outstanding dependencies — a water/sewer rate study, final local government aid figures, and loan-agreement details from a recent conduit bond — that could change the fiscal picture before final adoption. The workshop concluded with staff committing to return with refined figures and CIP cost estimates at the next budget meeting.
