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lt <br /> ,fi` EN HILLS <br /> Approved: September 24, 2012 <br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br /> SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORK SESSION MEETING <br /> SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 <br /> ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Pro-Tem Nick Tamble called to order the <br /> Special City Council Budget Work Session meeting at 5:24 p.m. <br /> Present: Mayor David Grant (arrived at 5:35 p.m), Councilmembers Brenda Holden, <br /> Fran Holmes,Nick Tamble, and Ed Werner <br /> Absent: None <br /> Also present: City Administrator Patrick Klaers; Director of Finance and Administrative <br /> Services Susan Iverson; and Deputy City Clerk Amy Died <br /> 1. ADOPT AGENDA <br /> MOTION: Councilmember Holmes moved and Councilmember Werner seconded a <br /> motion to approve the meeting agenda as presented. The motion carried <br /> unanimously (4-0). <br /> 2. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> A. Budget Discussion <br /> Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson presented the City Council with a <br /> memo regarding the proposed 2013 preliminary budget and tax levy. She noted that the memo <br /> addressed the following information: preliminary tax levy, residential property values, operating <br /> budget, salary and benefit changes, and preliminary fund balance projections. She stated that at <br /> the May 21, 2012, City Council Work Session, the Council directed that a tax levy increase of <br /> 4.1% be used to prepare for this preliminary work session discussion. <br /> Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson provided a comparison of the 2012 <br /> adopted levy and the proposed 2013 payable amounts. She noted that the levy was increased per <br /> Council directive. The City's share of fiscal disparities has decreased, as has the City's tax <br /> capacity, which combined with the 4.1% levy increase, results in a 10.1% increase in the tax rate. <br />