Operating Budget
The operating budget
- Represents the day to day operations of the City
- Is prepared based on fiscal year
- Fiscal year begins July 1st and ends June 30th of the following year.
- The fiscal year (FY) is named with the ending year – FY 2018 = July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018.
Annual City budgets for the upcoming fiscal year must be certified by the State of Iowa by March 15th of the calendar year in which they begin.
View the current and previous year budgets below. Budgets are presented as both the whole document and broken down by sections.
Contact us with your questions about the Operating Budget.

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Maximum Property Tax Levy - Transparency in Local Property Taxes (State Code 384.15a)8 documents
Fiscal Year 20214 documents
- FY2021 Notice of Proposed Property Tax Levy
- FY2021 Hearing and Adoption of Resolution Establishing Total Maximum Property Tax Dollars Certified for Levy
- FY2021 Notice of Proposed Property Tax Levy - REVISED
- FY2021 Hearing and Adoption of Resolution Establishing Total Maximum Property Tax Dollars Certified for Levy - REVISED
Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Budget20 documents
- FY 2023 Adopted Operating Budget
- Financial Tables
- City Clerk
- City Manager
- Civil and Human Rights
- Development Services
- Engineering
- Finance
- Fire
- Housing Services
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Legal
- Library
- Mayor and Council
- Neighborhood Services
- Parks and Recreation
- Police
- Public Works
- Personnel Tables
Fiscal Year 2021 Operating Budget19 documents
- FY2021 Recommended Operating Budget
- Financial Tables
- City Clerk
- City Manager
- Civil and Human Rights
- Community Development
- Engineering
- Finance
- Fire
- Housing Services
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Legal
- Library
- Mayor and Council
- Park and Recreation
- Police
- Public Works
- FY2021 Operating Budget Memo
Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Budget19 documents
- FY 2019 Operating Budget (complete document)
- Financial Tables
- City Clerk
- City Manager
- Civil and Human Rights
- Community Development
- Engineering
- Finance
- Fire
- Housing Services
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Legal
- Library
- Mayor and Council
- Parks and Recreation
- Police
- Public Works
- Personnel Summary