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Source document: 2026-Adopted-Budget.pdf
Budget document year: 2026
Data years shown: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Imported account rows: 2,022
Last recorded Hub data change: 2026-05-14 15:41:16

The document year identifies the adopted budget used as the source. Data years identify its historical and budget columns; they do not all represent actual spending. Coverage includes imported rows and may be incomplete. The change timestamp covers local rows for this source document, not its publication date. Consult the source PDF to verify figures.

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2026 Budget

2026 Adopted Budget source data, showing 2022-2026 values.

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Budgetary Funds Summary

2026 imported budget $33,891,317

*Included in the General Fund "Total Expenses" figure is a transfer of $1,000,000 to the Self Insurance Reserve

••Included in the General Fund total is a transfer from the Tribal Revenue Fund to the General Fund in the amount of $8,000,000

Calculated from the selected 2026 adopted budget import. Transfer and property-tax columns are classified from the saved account numbers, account names, and fund metadata.

	Budgetary Funds	Total Revenues	Total Expenses	Net Surplus (Deficit) Before Transfers	Transfers In From Other Funds	Transfers Out To Other Funds	Total Net Transfer Between Funds	Utilization of Property Tax Levy
A	General Fund	$90,970,062	$(96,182,842)	$(5,212,780)	$12,574,628	$(7,361,848)	$5,212,780	$31,536,719
AT	Train Station	$263,000	$(453,483)	$(190,483)	$190,483	$0	$190,483	$190,483
PO	Parking Operations	$3,839,787	$(700,159)	$3,139,628	$0	$(3,139,628)	$(3,139,628)	-
T	Tourism	$4,197,600	$(3,612,600)	$585,000	$0	$(585,000)	$(585,000)	-
L	Library	$0	$(2,164,115)	$(2,164,115)	$2,164,115	$0	$2,164,115	$2,164,115
V	Debt Service	$850,000	$(4,857,250)	$(4,007,250)	$4,007,250	$(850,000)	$3,157,250	-
	Grand Total	$100,120,449	$(107,970,449)	$(7,850,000)	$18,936,476	$(11,936,476)	$7,000,000	$33,891,317

Property Tax Allocation

Category	Line	2025	2026	Increase	% Increase
Property Tax Levy	AMOUNT RAISED BY PROPERTY TAX LEVY	33,391,317	33,891,317	500,000	1.50%
Assessed Valuation Of Taxable Property	HOMESTEAD	899,688,035	903,399,436	3,711,401	0.4%
Assessed Valuation Of Taxable Property	NON-HOMESTEAD	399,524,044	399,781,803	257,759	0.1%
Base Proportion Rate Adjustment	HOMESTEAD - BASE PROPORTION	53.67512	53.83709	NO SHIFT
Base Proportion Rate Adjustment	NON-HOMESTEAD - BASE PROPORTION	46.32488	46.16291
Property Tax Rate Per $1,000	HOMESTEAD	19.921160	20.197155	0.275995	1.38544%
Property Tax Rate Per $1,000	NON-HOMESTEAD	38.717288	39.134393	0.417105	1.07731%

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2022-2026 Budget Analysis Modules

Analysis year 2026

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Raw vs Adjusted Totals

RevenueRaw $116,892,810 $100,120,449

ExpenseRaw $116,892,810 $107,970,449

Transfers InRaw $16,772,361 $18,936,476

Transfers OutRaw $11,936,476 $11,936,476

Trend

Highest CAGR Accounts

0419.004 - Agricultural/Botanical$59 to $1,925 139.0%

0463.000 - Travel & Training Expense$104 to $2,500 121.4%

2401.000 - Interest Earnings$29,979 to $700,000 119.8%

1520.001 - Transcopies$15,670 to $100 -71.7%

0863.000 - Building Trades Benefits$2,438 to $20,000 69.2%

Priority Mix

Department Share

0000 - Revenue50.0% of listed department total $116,892,810

3120 - Police10.3% of listed department total $24,128,571

3410 - Fire8.4% of listed department total $19,702,129

9901 - Interfund Transfers5.1% of listed department total $11,936,476

9060 - Hospital/Medical Ins4.8% of listed department total $11,145,204

Fund Structure

Fund Net Position

A General FundBefore transfers $(5,212,780)

AT Train StationBefore transfers $(190,483)

PO Parking OperationsBefore transfers $3,139,628

T TourismBefore transfers $585,000

L LibraryBefore transfers $(2,164,115)

V Debt ServiceBefore transfers $(4,007,250)

Long-Term Cost

Debt Service Watch

$14,571,750

0900.V - Transfer To Debt Service9901 - Interfund Transfers $4,007,250

5031.A - Transfer Fr General Fund0000 - Revenue $4,007,250

0600.000 - Principal On Debt9710 - Serial Bonds $2,935,000

0700.000 - Interest On Debt9710 - Serial Bonds $1,022,250

Personnel

Budgeted Labor Signals

Other employee benefits$9,746 to $56,000 54.8%

Salaries and wages$27,335,815 to $36,994,166 7.9%

Retirement and payroll taxes$12,075,452 to $14,167,842 4.1%

Overtime and premium pay$7,249,241 to $6,674,745 -2.0%

Healthcare benefits$20,006,599 to $20,916,543 1.1%

Red Flags

Rows Worth Reviewing

Large swing: 0425.000 - Street Lighting2024 to 2025 -$755,315

Large swing: 0183.000 - Compensatory Time Off2024 to 2025 -$631,556

Large swing: 0900.CS - Transfer To Ins. Reserve2023 to 2024 $600,000

Large swing: 0181.000 - Vacation Pay2024 to 2025 -$590,350

Large swing: 0189.000 - Sick Leave2024 to 2025 -$542,407

Large swing: 0181.000 - Vacation Pay2024 to 2025 -$510,959

Large swing: 2401.000 - Interest Earnings2023 to 2024 $509,342

Large swing: 2401.000 - Interest Earnings2024 to 2025 -$509,291

Large swing: 0110.000 - Biweekly Payroll2024 to 2025 $475,615

Large swing: 1085.000 - Proceeds-In-Rem Sale2023 to 2024 $450,520

Large swing: 0110.000 - Biweekly Payroll2023 to 2024 $398,611

Large swing: 2401.000 - Interest Earnings2022 to 2023 $394,970

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