Oak Grove City Council Work Session meeting, July 28, 2025
Council Work SessionMonday, July 28, 2025
What happened
Council held a work session focused on the draft 2026 preliminary budget and levy, including discussion of the sheriff’s contract increase, levy reduction goals, and capital funding priorities, then adjourned.
What was on the agenda
2 items as recorded in the minutes, each with a short summary of what was at issue.
- Discussion only
1DISCUSSION ON 2026 PRELIMINARY BUDGET AND LEVY
Discussion of the draft 2026 preliminary levy and budget, including schedule, highlights, capital improvement items, sheriff’s contract increase, levy targets, and funding sources.
The council held its first 2026 budget work session. Staff presented the 2026 budget schedule and draft preliminary levy/budget highlights, including expectations for increased Municipal State Aid for road improvements and a sheriff’s contract increase. Council discussed potential levy reduction goals (including aiming closer to a 5% increase and a flatter tax rate), possible funding sources such as remaining public safety aid and charitable gambling funds, questions about the sheriff’s contract squad car calculation, capital fund contributions, and the possibility of splitting comprehensive plan project costs over two years; staff also noted funds for seasonal employees to staff the warming house at the ice skating rink in 2026.
Work session discussion; no motions or votes recorded in these minutes.
- 2026 preliminary budget and levy
- No action
2ADJOURNMENT
Adjournment time recorded; no motion/vote text provided in these minutes.
Alternatives considered
Options the council weighed, and what happened to them. The record of the road not taken.
Comprehensive plan project budgeting
mentioned onlySplit the cost of the comprehensive plan project over two budget years
Raised by Councilmember Tradewell
2026 levy level and funding sources
mentioned onlyReduce the preliminary levy further while still levying funds for the fire and public works capital funds
Raised by Mayor Rolf
2026 levy level and funding sources
mentioned onlyUse the remaining public safety aid funds
Raised by Mayor Rolf
2026 levy level and funding sources
mentioned onlyLook at the charitable gambling fund
Raised by Councilmember Wylie (as referenced by Mayor Rolf)
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