DEPARTMENT: Office of the County Manager
FILE TYPE: Regular Information
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Review Of Draft 2026 County Board/Committee Of The Whole Meetings, Workshops And Public Hearings
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
* Review proposed County Board and Committee of the Whole meetings for 2026.
* Review proposed Finance work sessions for discussion of the 2027 budget.
* Review proposed public meeting to receive input on 2027 budget and levy.
* Review proposed public hearing to receive comments on the 2027-2032 Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
* Review proposed 2026 workshop dates (some but not all).
SUMMARY
When scheduling 2026 meeting dates, the following is required:
* The County Board must meet on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in January.
* The proposed maximum 2027 levy must be adopted on or before September 30.
* The County Board must also specify the date and time of an evening (6:00 p.m. or later) public meeting (formally known as Truth In Taxation (TNT)) to receive input on the 2027 levy and budget, to be held between November 25 and December 28.
* The 2027 levy and budget must be adopted on or before five working days after December 20 (by December 28).
Local and national conference dates for 2026 are as follows:
January 29 (tentative) Minnesota Inter-County Association Annual Meeting
February 21-24 National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference
March 3-5 Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) Legislative Conference
March 23-26 National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) Forum
March 25-27 AMC Leadership Summit
July 17-20 NACo Annual Conference
August 21-22 (tentative) AMC Strategic Planning
September 9-11 (tentative) AMC Fall Policy Conference
December 6-9 AMC Annual Conference
Key dates for other workshops/events are proposed as follows:
Finance Work Sessions Monthly
Proposed Levy Adoption (Board meeting) Sept. 22
CIP Public Hearing (Board meeting) Dec. 1
Levy and Budget Public Hearing (form...
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