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�ENILLS <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 />