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FINANCIAL REFORM AND GROWTH
- Per Capita Income increased 77%
- Median Household Income increased 54%
- Median House Value is $35,550 higher than neighboring City
- Long-Term Financial Plan
- Cut net debt from $9.1 million to $2.9 million since being elected Mayor
- Improved City Credit Rating from Baa or 1 step from Junk/Speculative rating to AA+ or High Quality
- Administrative cost per capita are 20% less than our peer cities
- Spending is 16% less than peer cities
- 48% net increase in total number of businesses
- Local jobs increased by 40% since being elected Mayor
- Received multiple Business Recruitment Awards from the Minnesota Economic Development Association
RESPONSIBLE CITY GOVERNMENT
- Cut Sewer Base Fee 50%
- Cut Water Base fee 25%
- Cut SAC/WAC fees $2,500
- Cut City Property Tax Rate 7% for 2018 Budget
- Cut City Property Tax Rate 21% for 2019 Budget
- Formal City Rules, Procedures & Transparency
- Increased General Fund balance 42% since 2015
- Made City Council meetings video recorded to improve transparency
- Mayor’s Employer Appreciation Awards
- Business Retention and Expansion visits with existing businesses
CITIZEN SAFETY & ENGAGEMENT
- Isanti named 6th Safest City in Minnesota (out of 853 cities)
- Added Patrol Officer and Police Investigator positions and Police Bike Patrol
- Isanti School Resource Officer named #1 in the State
- Improved Police equipment and technology
- Won Drinking Water Quality Award
- Won Blue Star Award for Protecting and Preserving Minnesota’s Water Resources
- Won Conservationist of the Year Award 2018
- Created Residential Handbook
- Isanti’s Farmers Market
- Street Dances
- Youth Programming
- Increased recreational opportunities
- 67% increase in Park land through negotiation with developers and DNR at ZERO cost to Taxpayers
- Fit City Designation
- Green Step City
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