2024 Budget

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On December 5, 2023, the City Council and HRA will hold public hearings to discuss the 2024 budget and proposed tax levy. As required by law, the public hearing will allow for public input before City Council approval. The proposed budget includes a tax levy of $54,506,065, which is 9.33% increase over the 2023 levy.

Highlights of the proposed 2024 budget include:

  • Increasing law enforcement staffing for a robust public safety presence on the street and additional levels

    of public safety programming through the Multicultural Advisory Committee, neighborhood officers,
    traffic enforcement and mental health response team.

  • Street lighting replacement to enhance street safety and reduce energy use.

  • Reliable funding to provide competitive compensation to recruit and retain talented staff to provide
    best-in-class services that set Edina apart from other communities.

    Comment here.

On December 5, 2023, the City Council and HRA will hold public hearings to discuss the 2024 budget and proposed tax levy. As required by law, the public hearing will allow for public input before City Council approval. The proposed budget includes a tax levy of $54,506,065, which is 9.33% increase over the 2023 levy.

Highlights of the proposed 2024 budget include:

  • Increasing law enforcement staffing for a robust public safety presence on the street and additional levels

    of public safety programming through the Multicultural Advisory Committee, neighborhood officers,
    traffic enforcement and mental health response team.

  • Street lighting replacement to enhance street safety and reduce energy use.

  • Reliable funding to provide competitive compensation to recruit and retain talented staff to provide
    best-in-class services that set Edina apart from other communities.

    Comment here.

Provide Public Input

The City of Edina offers several ways for people to provide public input. Regardless of the method, all input is considered, so people need to use only one method. 

Instructions for leaving a public comment below:

  • Your comment will be available to City Council, staff and others to review immediately instead of waiting until the public hearing.
  • Your comment will be posted and publicly viewable as soon as you hit 'Submit'.
  • You will not be able to edit or remove your comment.
  • Please introduce yourself, your neighborhood and your thoughts about this project.

Other ways to provide comment:

1 - Leave a voicemail with your public input at 952-826-0377. Staff will submit the transcribed voicemail to Better Together Edina. (Available once project application is submitted)

2 - A public hearing will take place on December 5, 2023 in the City Hall Council Chambers, 4801 W. 50th St. Attend the meetings in person to give public input or watch the meetings live from home on Edina TV (Comcast Channels 813 or 16), Facebook(External link) or EdinaMN.gov/LiveMeetings(External link). Call in to provide live testimony at 786-496-5601. Call in Conference PINs are provided in the meeting agenda which can be found at EdinaMN.gov/Agendas(External link). 

City Council will make a decision at the City Council meeting.

If you have any difficulties with participating, contact Community Engagement Manager, MJ Lamon at MLamon@EdinaMN.gov(External link) or 952-826-0360.

CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.

Hello my name is Brad Williams and my address is 7400 Edinburgh Way and I'm calling regarding the proposed City of Edina tax levy for 2024. I've received the supplement explaining the information and the proposal is 9.33% and when I compare it to other cities in the Metro, I know some are lower than what Edina is proposing and some are higher. My request for the City Council is to look at what the county is going up by which is 6.5% and try to see if we could do something just perhaps a bit over the county, such as 7.0 or 7.5. Why do we have to go all the way to 9.33? That seems too high, especially considering where inflation is at and is headed. So I think we should challenge ourselves to do something less than the 9.33 and closer to the 7% range. Thank you very much. (Transcribed by City Staff. Voicemail received 11/21/23 at 7:44 PM)

Liz Olson 5 months ago
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The city needs to look again at its priorities and take measures to lower property taxes . First it should change the policy of paying for all street improvements, the biggest beneficiaries of the new policy are those with wide lots that require more material in replacing infrastructure and often occupied by more affluent households. Examine all departments of the city to reduce expenses of marginally important services. Having worked in government, I know how departments can expand without a serious discussion of the importance or benefit of the added equipment, services or staff. Reconsider the heavy reliance on consultant services when the city has capable staff. Finally, be more proactive in allowing the redevelopment and rezoning of land promoting new housing or developments creating jobs that in turn increase the tax base taking pressure off existing property owners. Increasing the tax base will also take pressure off of school property taxes.

Grimesguy 6 months ago
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