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Council adopts 2026 property tax levy and budget, cites modest tax impact
Summary
The Lindstrom City Council unanimously approved the final 2026 property tax levy and budget (total levy ~ $3.0 million), after a staff presentation showing modest per-household impacts and an emphasis on increasing the city's fund balance to 40%.
The Lindstrom City Council unanimously approved a resolution adopting the city's final 2026 property tax levy and budget at its Dec. 17 meeting. Chair called for a motion to adopt the resolution for the 2026 levy and budget in the amount recited on the record; council moved, seconded and approved the item.
Staff budget presenter Kaye outlined the proposed general fund levy and spending priorities, saying the proposed general fund levy is "$3,000,008.37 24" and noting a small per-household change: for example, "on a $250,000 house in 2025 ... the impact would be ... a dollar a month increase." Kaye told the council the proposed budget increases pay for public safety, street maintenance and an additional staff member and includes a $230,000 fund-balance placeholder to shore up reserves. Council members emphasized the plan to increase Lindstrom's fund balance toward the city's 40% policy and approved the levy and budget without opposition.
Council action followed the required truth-in-taxation public hearing; no substantive public testimony was received during the hearing and the council voted to close the hearing and adopt the resolution. The resolution, read on the record by the chair, formalizes the levy and starts the implementation steps needed for 2026 budgeting and tax collection.
