If the tax hike is approved, a $240,000 property would see about $126 in new taxes.
Total 2022 budget figures, including any potential increases in utility costs, were not immediately available. The 2021 total budget is $238.6 million, and the 2021 general fund budget -- funded largely by property and sales taxes -- is about $58 million.
Next year's proposed budget focuses on public safety, cybersecurity, a plan to replace aging city equipment, reducing future costs for residents and sustaining existing levels of city services, Commissioner Steve Marquardt said at a commission meeting Tuesday.
Marquardt sits on the city's budget committee, which recommended approving two new police officers, two school resource officers and two information technology employees, along with approving increased software subscription costs for police and the Central Dakota Communications Center.