2025 Budget & Tax Levy

Highlights of the Proposed 2025 Budget

The City is considering a $206 million budget for 2025. This budget includes the proposed $61.5 million tax levy, which is up 13.14% from 2024.

The City has heard from residents their desire for an expansion of public safety services and to maintain high levels of City services. Of the 13.14% increase, 5.46% is for investment in public safety. The other 7.68% will cover Citywide operating costs, fund projects in the Capital Improvement Plan, support the Street Special Levy, and update zoning ordinances.

Public Safety

• Planning for the first debt payment on the highly anticipated new Fire Station 2 at 4401 W. 76th St., scheduled to open in the winter of 2025

• Adding six Paramedic/Firefighters to the Edina Fire Department to staff the new Fire Station 2

• Adding three new Police Officers to ensure public safety, enforce laws, investigate crimes

and better respond to mental health crises

• Adding one Facility Coordinator within the Parks & Recreation Department to improve safety and better respond to social disruption events in recreation enterprises

General

• Covering rising operating costs in areas such as employee pay and benefits, energy, risk management, technology, equipment and

vehicle expenses

• Continued commitment to maintaining high-quality City services that set Edina apart, like park maintenance, street repair, snow plowing, environmental protection, community engagement, assessing, communications, fleet maintenance, street sweeping and more

• Improving accessibility and inclusivity at City facilities by adding automatic doors, EV charging stations at handicapped parking spots, gender-neutral bathrooms and ADA improvements

• Gradually increasing the Street Special Levy as scheduled, which continues the transition of street reconstruction funding from special assessments to property taxes by 2036

• Designated funding for zoning ordinance updates as part of the City’s Comprehensive Plan update

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