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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL— SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 5 <br /> MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Monson seconded a <br /> motion to adopt Resolution 2024-044 — Adopting and Certifying Ouarterly <br /> Special Assessments for Delinquent Utilities to Ramsey County. The motion <br /> carried (5-0). <br /> B. Set Preliminary Levy and Establish Truth-In-Taxation Public Hearing Date <br /> for Proposed Taxes Payable in 2025 <br /> • Resolution 2024-045—Preliminary Levy <br /> • Resolution 2024-046—TNT Public Hearing Date <br /> Finance Director Yang stated State law requires that cities certify their proposed property tax <br /> levies to the county auditor by September 30th of each year. The proposed tax levy that is given <br /> preliminary approval may be lowered but cannot be increased. Therefore, it is important that the <br /> proposed tax levy provides adequate revenues to finance the 2025 Budget. The City Council <br /> needs to decide the maximum levy that it is willing to approve and then adopt the resolution. <br /> There will be another budget workshop in November. The City will hold its Truth and Taxation <br /> Hearing and set the final tax levy at the December 9, 2024 City Council meeting. A budget <br /> workshop was held with the Council on September 9, 2024. Staff was directed to incorporate <br /> additional changes to the preliminary levy. She discussed how the median value homeowner <br /> would be impacted by the proposed preliminary tax levy. She reviewed the tax rates for other <br /> cities in Ramsey County noting Arden Hills tax rate was the lowest. Staff commented further on <br /> the proposed changes that were made to the preliminary budget per Council direction, reviewed <br /> the items where increases were projected for 2025 and recommended approval of the 11.87% tax <br /> levy. <br /> Councilmember Holden asked how the Safer Grant would impact the budget and questioned if <br /> the fire department raises were included in the budget. <br /> Finance Director Yang explained the salaries were included within the CIP public safety fund. <br /> She noted an incremental $40,000 was included to cover the captains' salaries. She indicated the <br /> budget did not include raises. <br /> Councilmember Holden believed the budget for 2025 was looking at increases for part time <br /> firefighters and noted the fulltime captains have both a COLA and market adjustment included in <br /> the costs from the Safer Grant. <br /> Mayor Grant indicated the County recognizes North Oaks as a city in Ramsey County but North <br /> Oaks was not included in a comparison like this because they were 50%homeowners' association <br /> and 50% city. He asked if the implementation of the salary increases for staff was included at the <br /> $155,000 level. <br /> Finance Director Yang reported yes, that was included in the budget. <br /> Councilmember Fabel commented the City had outperformed its budget the past several years <br /> and has spent less than what was budgeted. He indicated on Page 3 of the report, there was <br /> $161,670 taken out of the fund balance and in 2024, the City would be spending almost $1 <br /> million more than was budgeted, which reduces the City's fund balance. He asked what the fund <br /> balance was at currently. <br />
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