The City of Webster City presented a proposed budget for fiscal year 25/26 — the year running from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 — approximately $60,000, or 1%, larger than last year’s. The adopted 24/25 budget is $4,801,836, and the budget proposed for 25/26 totals $4,862,275. The increase is due to rising costs of employee benefits and continued inflation in the U.S. economy. City Manager John Harrenstein and Finance Director Dodie Wolfgram, assisted by Budget Assistant Sherry Simmons, began working on the budget last fall, meeting with department managers and asking ...