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<br />Summary of Local Government Aid (LGA) <br />Certified for 2023 <br /> <br />Total housing units: This is the total <br />Use of Formula Aid number of all housing units in your city <br />For aids payable in 2023, the calculation of (both vacant and occupied) according to the <br />formula aid (aid increase) was the unmet need 2019 Federal Census. <br />in the current year less the certified aid in the <br />previous year, before special adjustments, Household Size: <br />multiplied by the aid gap percentage. household size as reported by the State <br />Demographer and Metropolitan Council. <br /> <br />Minimum Aid Calculation <br />For aids payable in 2023 and thereafter, the Number of Employees: This is the <br />total aid for a city must not be less than the average number of annual employees <br />amount it was certified to receive in the from the quarterly census of <br />employment from the Department of <br />previous year minus the lesser of $10 <br />Employment and Economic <br />multiplied by its population, or five percent of <br />its net levy in the year prior to the aid Development. <br />distribution. <br />Peak population decline: <br />population decline (if any) from its <br />Appropriation <br />highest population in a decennial census <br />The total LGA appropriation for aid payable in <br />2023 is $564,398,012. from 1970 or later. <br /> <br />Sparsity Adjustment: For a city with a <br /> <br />population of 10,000 or more, the <br />sparsity adjustment is $100 per capita for <br />Data Used in LGA Calculations <br />any city with an average population <br />density less than 150 per square mile. <br />The following is an explanation of the <br />The sparsity adjustment for small and <br />variables used to calculate your city's 2023 <br />medium cities is equal to $200 per capita <br />LGA certified amount certified on July 29, <br />for cities with a population density of <br />2022. <br />less than 30 per square mile. <br /> <br />Pre-1940 housing units: This is the total <br />Tax Effort Rate: This is the net levy for <br />number of housing units in your city that <br />all cities divided by the sum of the city <br />were constructed before 1940 according to <br />net tax capacity for all cities. The tax <br />the 2019 Federal Census. <br />effort rate is the same for all city <br /> <br />calculations. <br /> <br /> <br />Housing Units 1940-1970: This is the total <br /> <br />number of housing units built between 1940 <br /> <br />and 1970 according to the 2019 Federal <br />Census. <br /> <br />1 Minnesota Revenue, Property Tax Division 07/2022 <br /> <br />