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. , ! . 3, Each parcel specific notice prepared for residential or agricultural property must state whether the property is classified as homestead or nonhomestead. ' . 4. The statutory deadline for mailing these parcel specific notices is after November 10, 1992 but no later than November 24, 1991, . Apportioning the Costs or Parcel Specific Notices 1. The law allows a county auditor to aRPortion the cost of preparing and mailing parcel specific notices (as we If as the costs of other county auditor services under the Truth in Taxation Law) to the school districts and cities and towns within the county (and to the county government itself), . One-third of the costs may be allocated to the cities and tOwns within the county. These costs are to be apportioned among the cities and towns in 1992 based upon the number of parcels within each city or town within the county, Publication or Proposed Levy and Public Hearing 1. Each city must publish a notice not less than 2 bllsin~ss days and not more than 6 business , days prior to thc public hearing, announcing the date, time and place of the hearing, and . invitIng the pubhc to attend. The published notice no longer has to inform the public of j the city's proposed property tax levy for the taxes payable year and the percentage-~ ~ increase. The notice must state the city's intent to discuss its proposed property tax levy j and proposed budget for the taxes payable year 1993, (Cities of 1,000 population or less . ~ - are allowed to post a notice in lieu of publication.) ~ I --- 2. The notice must be published in a newspaper which is circulated throughout the city. I Publication in more than one newspaper may be necessary to reach the public in all areas of the city. 3, It is not necessary for a city within the seven-county metropolitan area to publish its notice in the Minneapolis Star Tribune or in the St, Paul Pioneer Press if there is a local newspaper (or a set of local newspapers) that meet the publishing requirements. 4, The newspaper must be onc which pUblishes local and/or state news articles, although it may publIsh other types of articles as well. The subject matter of the newspaper must . appeal to a general audience. The newspaper must not be one which has a limited subject matter or which appeals to a limited audIence, 5. The newspaper must be one which is published at least once a week. 6. The newspaper must be mailed or hand delivered to its readers. 7, The notice must not be printed on any page of the newspaper where legal notices and cla<;sified advertisements are published, . 8. The published notice is subject to specific requirements regarding the text, as well as the size and style of type. A sample notice and "Instructions to Newspal'er" have been given . . to all cities over 1,bOO population. The text and format of the published notice must not . . deviate from the text and format of the sample notice. ~. .