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DISPATCH <br />Dispatch costs will be increasing by 4.5% or $3,180 for 2025. <br />FIRE <br />The fire operating costs are expected to rise by 8.7% or $72,391 for 2025. This is mainly due to the <br />addition of 6 full time captains; step, COLA, and market adjustments; and an increase in repairs and <br />maintenance, all of which Arden Hills' cost share portion is 24.2%. <br />Public Safety makes up 30.6% of the balanced tax levy increase of $823,281. <br />Revenues <br />There are no significant projects included in the 2025 budget which would affect the permit revenue. <br />The permit revenue included reflects only the estimated recurring "base" amount, similar to what <br />was included in the 2024 budget. <br />General Fund budget to actual comparisons for the past three years is included as Attachment E. <br />Property Tax Levy <br />A survey was recently routed to various cities in the metro asking about proposed levy amounts <br />being considered. Below are the results of that survey, averaging 10.64%. <br />Vadnais Heights <br />17.50% <br />Maplewood <br />12.49% <br />New Brighton <br />11.60% <br />Mounds View <br />9.00% <br />Roseville <br />5.17% <br />Falcon Heights <br />9.75% <br />White Bear Township <br />12.00% <br />St. Anthony <br />6.00% <br />North St. Paul <br />9.80% <br />St. Paul <br />7.90% <br />Little Canada <br />9.50% <br />Shoreview <br />6.63% <br />Lauderdale <br />10.38% <br />North Oaks <br />12.80% <br />White Bear Lake <br />15.70% <br />Based on the County Assessor's Report, values for the different property types have changed as <br />follows: <br />Property Tyne <br />2023 <br />2024 <br />All Residential <br />5.43% <br />2.30% <br />Single Family Residential <br />5.74% <br />2.56% <br />Apartments <br />159.49% <br />-6.68% <br />Commercial <br />12.13% <br />-0.42% <br />Industrial <br />29.85% <br />-0.17% <br />The City's total Value for Local Rate is projected to increase by 0.1%, from 20,249,533 to <br />20,265,433. <br />The 2024 City Tax Rate is 24.4905%. Below are tables showing how different tax levy increases <br />would impact a median home value in Arden Hills, assuming the home's value is increasing by <br />2.54%. <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />