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CC Work Session <br />Meeting Date: <br />Primary Strategic Plan Initiative: <br />2. 2. <br />07/08/2025 <br />Identify and implement operational efficiencies, cost savings and additional <br />funding sources. <br />Information <br />Title: <br />Preliminary 2026 General Fund Budget/Levy Review - Please Note: at the meeting the consensus was to move <br />this case to 2.2. <br />Purpose/Background: <br />First review of the proposed 2026 General Fund Budget and respective tax levies. The numbers presented reflect <br />all department requests as of July 3, 2025. <br />Tax capacity values are not yet available from the County. For purposes of current reporting, staff is proposing a <br />slight increase in value of 1 %. <br />Several items are attached for review: <br />1. Tax Capacity Rate Calculation Estimate <br />2. 2026 Personnel Requests <br />3. 2026 Capital Equipment Requests <br />4. 2026 Requested General Fund Budget <br />5. 2026 Requested EDA Budget <br />6. Summary of items removed from original budget requests (June 2025) and Personnel/Capital/Large line item <br />increases still included in the budget as of July 3. <br />Additional items will be handed out at the meeting: For example: Further detailed budget/levy notes. <br />Time Frame/Observations/Alternatives: <br />60-90 minutes <br />Recommendation: <br />First review of preliminary levy/budget <br />Outcome/Action: <br />First review of preliminary levy/budget <br />Attachments <br />Tax Capacity Estimated <br />2026 Personnel Requests <br />2026 Capital Equipment Requests <br />2026 General Fund Budget Requests <br />2026 EDA Proposed Budget <br />2026 Budget Reductions & Remaining Requests <br />