Altoona council adopts FY2027 budget, keeps levy at $10.75097 per $1,000

The Altoona City Council on April 20 adopted the City of Altoona’s FY2027 annual budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027. Finance Director Andy Lent told the council that state law requires a public hearing before adoption and that notice of the hearing was published April 10 in the Des Moines Register. Lent said the levy rate remains “virtually the same” at $10.75097 per $1,000 of taxable valuation.

The public hearing opened at 6:45 p.m. and closed with no public comments. The council then approved the resolution adopting the fiscal year 2027 budget and the stated levy on a roll-call vote of those present; the vote was recorded as 4-0 with Councilmember McFadden absent.

The adopted budget will take effect July 1, 2026. The transcript does not specify line‑item allocations, expenditure totals or whether any departmental budget changes were adopted beyond the general budget resolution.