2027 City of Fargo Budget

At a glance

• What: Final 2027 operating and capital budget, with $15 million in capital requests, personnel adjustments and the related property tax assessment.
• Where it stands: Adopted unanimously on 2026-09-28; as of the 2026-10-12 meeting no later change appears in the minutes. (as of the minutes read; later meetings may have updated this)

Built from the official minutes; check the linked source for the authoritative record.

Sources

• 2026-09-14 - City Commission (minutes): https://www.fargond.gov/city-government/departments/city-commission/agendas-minutes/2026-minutes-video-archive/september-14-2026-minutes
• 2026-09-28 - City Commission (minutes): https://www.fargond.gov/city-government/departments/city-commission/agendas-minutes/2026-minutes-video-archive/september-28-2026

Log

2026-09-28 - City Commission

Finance Director Susan Thompson presented; Gullickson moved approval, second by Peterson; all five commissioners voted aye; includes 3% COLA, 6.6% health insurance increase, eight new police officers and a 5% Public Safety Sales Tax growth projection.

2026-09-14 - City Commission

Public hearing on the preliminary budget; no vote; Brad Bachmeier spoke in support of The Arts Partnership funding.