HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 240-24 - Resolution - 2025 City of Rochester Operating Budget
RESOLUTION
Adopting the 2025 Operating Budget
WHEREAS, the adoption of the City of Rochester’s budget is the single most important
policy action taken by the Common Council of the City of Rochester; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester has a history of strong financial management and has
consistently received a AAA bond rating; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester team started developing the budget in February 2023;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester has elected to leverage holistic budget stability funds to
help minimize the impact on tax levy; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Rochester has adopted strategic priorities
and this budget attempts to align with those strategic priorities; and
WHEREAS, the 2025 tax levy, necessary in order to align strategic priorities, provide quality
services, and assure continued strong financial management through structural integrity of
operating and capital plans, requires a 9.96% increase, which was preliminarily approved
on September 9, 2024; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Rochester
that the 2025 annual budget of the City of Rochester, Minnesota for the fiscal year beginning
January 1, 2025, which has been submitted by the departments and modified and approved
by the City Council is hereby adopted:
The total of said budget and major divisions thereof being as follows:
REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE 2025 BUDGET
City of Rochester
General Property Tax Levy $109,645,142
Park Referendum Tax Levy 2,000,000
Tax Abatement Levy 0
Non-property Taxes 8,082,103
Licenses and Permits 8,051,412
Fines, Forfeits and Penalties 779,817
Intergovernmental Revenue 131,078,476
Charges for Services 57,495,620
Miscellaneous Revenues 161,615,505
Prior Year Revenues 11,428,796
$490,176,871
RPU Board Authority
Charges for Services $216,086,000
Private Funds 4,495,000
Intergovernmental Revenue 3,000,000
Prior Year Revenues 6,085,000
$229,666,000
TOTAL REVENUE $719,842,871
APPROPRIATIONS
City of Rochester
Employee Services $122,263,306
Other Current Expenses 100,271,247
Capital Outlay 6,238,680
Capital Improvements 242,227,356
Debt Service 19,176,282
$490,176,871
RPU Board Authority
Employee Services $36,006,000
Contractual Services 108,506,000
Other Current Expenses 21,473,000
Capital Improvements 50,600,000
Debt Service 13,081,000
$229,666,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS $719,842,871
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the modified, approved and adopted copy marked
"Adopted 2025 Budget" be placed on file in the Rochester Public Library, and that
effective January 1, 2025, the Director of Finance/Treasurer is hereby directed to cause
the appropriate accounting entries to be made in the books of the City.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2024.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2024.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)