October 20, 2025 - Jamestown Budget Presentations

Jamestown City Council (work session) · October 21, 2025

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Budget overview and tax/insurance/retirement highlights

Presentation

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Speaker 1 summarized the proposed appropriations and flagged a roughly 2% shortfall versus the 2025 budget, noting a $2.01-per‑$1,000 increase in the tax rate and a 14–15% jump in health plan costs; Speaker 1 also reported Tier 6 retirement rate increases (from ~21% to ~31%) and said they are keeping a $100,000 contingency in place.

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Jamestown officials reviewed the proposed 2026 budget, discussing a roughly 2% revenue shortfall, a $2.01-per‑$1,000 tax rate increase, steep retirement and health‑insurance cost increases, police staffing and vehicle needs, animal control contract increases, and capital requests including a ladder truck and SCBA replacements.

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