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DRAFT <br />-ARQEN_HILLS <br />Approved: December 12, 2022 <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />NOVEMBER 21, 2022 <br />5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council <br />Work Session at 5:00 p.m. <br />Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, David <br />Radziej and Steve Scott <br />Absent: None <br />Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault; Public Works Director/City Engineer <br />David Swearingen; Finance Director Gayle Bauman; Community Development Director <br />Jessica Jagoe and Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Julie Hanson <br />1. AGENDA ITEMS <br />A. 2023 Budget Discussion <br />Finance Director Bauman stated staff is requesting City Council to review and provide feedback <br />on the proposed 2023 Budget and CIP. The Truth -in -Taxation meeting is scheduled for December <br />12, 2022, where a final budget and tax levy will be adopted. A budget workshop was held with the <br />Council on August 15, 2022. Staff was directed to provide proposed maximum levy increase <br />options from 4% to 7%, and Council adopted a maximum tax levy increase of 7.0% on September <br />26, 2022. The final levy and budget adoption meeting is scheduled for December 12, 2022. Staff <br />commented further on the proposed 2023 budget and described how the median value home <br />would be impacted by the proposed levy. She then asked for comments or questions from the <br />Council. <br />Mayor Grant asked what type of COLA increase surrounding cities were considering. <br />City Administrator Perrault reviewed the proposed COLA increases for surrounding cities with <br />the Council, noting Roseville and New Brighton had approved a 3% increase. <br />Councilmember Holmes questioned if the Council was considering a 3.5% increase. <br />