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The League’s Research Director, Erin Mullenix, continues to provide resources and education on how HF 718 will affect city budget decisions.
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This recorded presentation was released in October of 2023 and focuses on the math of Division 2 of HF 718. You can find this video and prior presentations on the League's website.
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To learn more about the city budget process, see the Budget Workshop header below.
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Host a Legislative Forum this fall
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With the recent increase in legislation affecting local governments, it is critically important that you get to know your legislator and their goals before session starts. Remember: it is best to know your legislator and build goodwill outside of session when there is no "ask" to be made.
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One excellent way to start a conversation and build goodwill is to host a legislative forum or roundtable. Several cities already have one scheduled, but there is still plenty of time before the 2024 session.
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Contact DanielStalder@IowaLeague.org if you are interested in hosting a forum between city and state officials this fall or to find the forums already happening around the state.
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Iowa’s Revenue Estimating Conference, comprised of David Underwood, Kraig Paulsen, and Jennifer Acton, met on October 12 to release State Revenue projections.
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October’s projections will not be used by either the Governor or the Legislature to craft a budget in 2024. Those Figures will be released in December ‘23 and March ‘24 respectively.
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While October’s projections are not used to craft budgets, they did show an increase in FY23 actuals. Largely due to tax cuts, the State’s future revenues are expected to decrease by 2.5% in FY25.
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While LOSST is not a perfect comparison to State Sales Tax, the October REC did forecast State Sales for FY24 to be 6.6% higher than FY23 actuals and 5.5% increase from FY24 estimates to FY25 estimates.
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The 2024 Legislative Session starts on January 8. This 100-day per diem session is the second session of the 90th General Assembly.
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Contact your legislator and build a working relationship before the session starts. Familiarity and working relationships are harder to build while advocating and in the middle of a busy season than they are now. A stitch in time.
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With the changes in local government levies and city budget process that came from the Legislature, it is vitally important city officials continue to learn about the budget process.
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Beginner and advanced workshops available in both in person and online format.
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Registration is required. Space for in person workshops will be limited.
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