Chaska City Council 9.29.25 - Adopting the Proposed 2026 Maximum Property Tax Levy

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Adoption of Resolution 2025-68

2026 Maximum Property Tax Levy

General fund budget objectives

Tax levy policy and growth management

Capital Asset Maintenance (CAMP) program

General fund reserve balance analysis

Local Government Aid (LGA) history

Population and household growth projections

Building permit and development trends

Market value distribution

Electric fund franchise fee transfer

Street and infrastructure reconstruction scheduling

Votes (1)

Adopt resolution 2025-68 (2026 maximum property tax levy)

PendingN/A

Moved by Not stated · Seconded by Not stated

Notable Quotes (3)

If we don't, we're not capturing the resources that they bring into town that go towards the increasing amount of services that we have to provide because of new growth.

City Staff
Tax Levy PolicyExplaining the importance of tax levy policy relative to new developments.

Our target is 40% [for general fund reserves]. We're getting really close to that target of where we'd want to be.

City Staff
BudgetDiscussing the city's reserve balance compared to established targets.

We're projecting that we're going to be about 36,000 residents and we'll have just a little shy of 15,000 homes in the community.

City Staff
GrowthLong-term population growth projections for the year 2040.

People (1)

City StaffPresenter

Leading the budget presentation and discussing fiscal policy for the city council.

Places Mentioned

MinnesotaSouthwest ChazaBavaria RoadMcnite Road82nd Street44 and 212 IntersectionLions ParkBavaria Hills

Events & Meetings (2)

  • June 30th Work Session
  • September 8th Work Session

Ordinances & Resolutions (1)

2025-68

Adoption of the proposed 2026 maximum property tax levy.

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