--- title: 2027 CIP MASTER.xlsx ## author: Lorrie Franz date: D:20260720101342-05'00' --- ## 07/21/2026 Executive Session (Budgeting CIP) ## Agenda: ## Assumptions ## Overview / Summary ## General Fund Revenues ## General Fund Expenses:Admin / Finance ## City HallShannon Mortenson ## Planning / Building Inspection Jacob Sanders ## Police / FireChief Lindbloom ## Public WorksChris Lisson ## Parks Chris Lisson ## Community CenterBrandii Thomas ## Summary - General Fund Revenues and Expenses ## EDAJacob Sanders ## Debt Service ## Overview / Summary ## Next Steps: August 5, 2026: City Council Executive Session - Governmental Funds Prelim Budget Workshop Pebble Creek Golf (revenue and expense budget) ## Pebble Creek Golf CIP August 18, 2026: City Council Executive Session - CIP review - Streets, BCC September 1, 2026: City Council Regular Meeting - Preliminary Budget and Levy Approval September 15, 2026: City Council Regular Meeting - Preliminary Budget and Levy Approval (Back-up) 001 ## City of Becker ## 2027 Budget Assumptions ## Department Budgets: Budget Managers have used the miViewPoint budget workflow for initial input and review of budget data. Budget Managers have reviewed input through their Director, the Finance Director, and the City Administrator. ## Wage Assumption Scenario: Data Points: 2026 Consumer Price Index rose 3.5% for all items (measured June 2026 using 12 months ended data). Social Security COLA for 2027 estimated range 3.6% - 3.8% as of 7/17/2026. There is a compensation study in progress with Flaherty and Hood. Preliminary wage assumptions will be used ahead of this data for the budget process to reach the finish line. We will need to make any necessary updates after initial budgets are underway. The previous Compensation Study was adopted in 2022 for non-union employees and put the city in an improved position from a wage-compression standpoint. Union negotiated wages were set later for 2023 – 2025 and negotiated again for 2026-2028 for Public Works and 2026 for Police. Wage input for the budget presented today assumes a 3% wage increase plus step and grade considerations. ## Benefit Assumption Scenario: When we renewed healthcare benefits for 2026, we accepted the low bid from Health Partners, which was a (10.8%) decrease. At that time, they quoted a cap for 2027 on premium changes at +15%. Since we will not have more firm renewal data until later in the year (August time frame), we propose using the cap as a budget placeholder until we receive the firm renewal from Health Partners. Our offering for HSA Employer contributions will be part of the medical renewal determination, taking into consideration the renewal premiums on healthcare benefits. Dental premiums renewed for 2026 with a 4.7% increase. No 2027 renewal data is available yet for this category. Life Insurance rates are under a rate guarantee through 12/31/2028. LTD offerings are under a rate guarantee through 12/31/2027. Overall, we are reco…

ExecutiveSessionJuly21, 2026 ## Attendance: MayorMarkKolbinger, CouncilmembersRickHendrickson, RobinDingmannMike Doering. ## CityAdministratorGregLerud, PublicServicesDirectorPhilKnutson, PoliceChiefChris ## Lindbloom, CommunityDevelopmentDirectorJacobSanders, FinanceDirectorMark ## Ebensteiner, ## Financial ## Analyst ## Lorrie ## Franz, ## Public Works & ## ParksAssistantDirectorChrisLisson, Rec & ## LeisureServicesAssistantDirectorJoshKuha, RecreationServicesManagerBrandii Thomas, CityClerkShannonMortenson, DeputyClerkSusanNache. TheExecutiveSessionwascalledtoorderat5: 51p. m. ## LorrieFranzexplainedtheassumptionsforemployeewagesandbenefits. Costof living adjustmentwas 3%. Norenewalrateshavebeenreceivedbutsomebenefitsdidhavea capon theincreases. Healthinsurancewasbasedontheplansemployeeshavechosenin thepast ratherthana blanket 15% increase. ## The change in the levy is 2. 41%, whichhasnotfactoredin taxablemarketvalueasthathasnotbeenreceivedfromthecounty. Franzexplainedthatsome of thefeescollectedasbuildingpermitshasincreaseddrasticallybutexpenseshavealsowith thecontractedservices. MarkEbensteinerexplainedhowsomerevenuesarea passthrubut stillneedtobeidentifiedin thebudget. Healsoexplainedtheexpenditurebudgetsfor Mayor/CouncilandFinance. Thereis littlechangein eachof these. Mortensonpresentedthe CityHallbudgetwhichsawa slightreductionattributedto thebuildingremodeland replacementofitems. JacobSandersexplainedthePlanningandBuildingInspection expenditures. Planninghada slightincreasedueto wageincreasesin 2027. Thebuilding inspectionexpenditureschangedduetocontractingratherthanhiringaninspector. Chief Lindbloomcoveredthepoliceexpenditures, whichis increasingdueto somecontracts increasingandtheimplementationof thesergeantposition. ChrisLissonwentoverthepublic works, streetsandparksexpenditures. TheSCOREfundinghasbeenreducedasthecounty doesthegrinding. Theparksexpenseshaveincreasedwithmoreirrigationsystems, portapottiesandgeneralmaintenance. Therehasbeena lotof timeandmoneyputintothe BACandit is gettingmanypositivecomments. BrandiiThomaswentthroughtheBCCbudget withcouncil. Thecombiningof positionsprovidedcostsavings. TheBeckerclothinglineis well receivedas arerentalsto bringin morerevenue. AdventureZoneprogramscontinueto grow; rateshavebeenincreasedto comparewithareaprograms. Themaintenanceof theBCCusually involvesbigticketitemslistedintheCIP. JacobSandersreviewedtheEDAbudgetasthiswill seesomechangeswithouta director/coordinatorinplace. AnAUARandanEAWneedtobe completed in 2027which contributes tothe 19% increase. ## MarkEbensteinerreviewedthecurrentandprojectedbondlevies. Thecitydoesn't holdmuch debtfora communityofitssize. Therewasthestreetimprovementbondissuedin2021and thebuildingrenovationbondin 2024. Therewerenofurtherquestionsaboutthebudget. Theexecutivesessionfinishedat7: 09p. m. cal_ ## A.A. ## A. ## A„ ## ShannonMortenson, CityClerk ## ExecutiveSessionMinutes July21, 2026 ## Page1of1