2025 City Budget

View the Interactive Flipbook - 2025 Budget Overview

The City of Edgewater has released its final budget for 2025, focusing on maintaining financial stability while enhancing community services. Key highlights include:

• Strategic Priorities: The budget aligns with the City Council's strategic priorities, including diversity, equity, inclusion, community safety, sustainability, economic vitality, housing, and community experience.
• Employee Compensation: A 2.5% cost-of-living increase and a 2% longevity increase are proposed for non-sworn staff, with continued step program progression for sworn officers.
• Revenue and Expenditures: The primary revenue source remains sales tax, with no changes in property tax revenue. The budget includes significant investments in community safety, sustainability, and infrastructure maintenance.
• Capital Investments: Focused on maintaining and replacing infrastructure, with limited new projects to rebuild reserves.
• Departmental Budget Overviews: Detailed breakdowns for various departments, including Finance, Communications & Events, City Manager's Office, Community Development, Human Resources, and Police, highlighting changes in personnel, supplies, services, and staff development expenses. Click on the department below to view their budget overviews:
  • City Council and Mayor
  • City Attorney
  • City Clerk and Court
  • City Manager
  • Communications and Events
  • Community Development
  • Community Services and Public Works
  • Finance
  • Human Resources
  • Parks and Recreation
  • Police