Here's a break-down

Leah Shaffer — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:04:13 -0500

Here's a break-down of what happened:

By passing the resolution: The Council “directs the City Manager to prepare an alternative total proposed budget for 2008 not to exceed the sum of $40,261,313,” and for 2009, “not to exceed the sum of $41,261,333.”

*This third budget proposal would keep budget growth to a 2.5 percent increase.

*The version 2.0 budget increases 6.3 percent, a total budget in 2008 of $41,268,827

*The original budget proposal (which was adopted as the preliminary levy) includes a budget increase of 9.3 percent, or a total budget of $42,254,786 for 2008.

What next: Council members will likely get to mull over this and the other two budgets at the Oct. 16 workshop.

City Manager Scott Neal

Karla — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:49:58 -0500

City Manager Scott Neal blogs about the budget proposal here.

(Karla Wennerstrom is the editor of the Eden Prairie News. She can be reached at editor@edenprairienews.com.)

City budget: Third time's a charm?

Leah Shaffer — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:12:55 -0500

Eden Prairie News - City budget: Third time's a charm? - Comments

Here's a break-down

City Manager Scott Neal

City budget: Third time's a charm?