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<br />Minn. Stat. S <br />275.Q65, subd. 6 <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />Explain how much of each property tax dollar goes to the city versus the <br />county and school. Use a graph to show the portion of tax dollars going <br />to the city. <br />Explain proposed levy and property tax rates. <br />Help citizens understand what the city tax proposal means for them, and <br />clearly show the difference betw'~en last year's and the proposed budget. <br />Apply the budget to future goals of the city. <br />Identify the tough decisions made to balance the budget, and discuss the <br />future implications. <br />Leave time for questions and answers. <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />1. Initial hearing <br /> <br />The first hearing date selected by the city will be for an initial hearing to present <br />the proposed levy and budget to the public and to hear public comment, <br />questions, and recommendations. Nothing prohibits the initial hearing from <br />being held on the night of a regularly scheduled city council meeting as long as <br />that date is available. If this is the case, the city should separately con vene the <br />TNT hearing and the council meeting. For example, the city could convene the <br />TNT hearing and adjourn to conduct the regular council meeting. <br /> <br />2. Continuation hearing <br /> <br />If the initial hearing is not sufficient for all public comment and further <br />discussion is required, a continuation hearing will be necessary. The date and <br />time of the continuation hearing must be announced before the close of the <br />initial hearing. The continuation hearing must occur between five and 14 <br />business days after the initial hearing. Cities may schedule the continuation <br />hearing on dates that conflict with other taxing authorities' continuation hearing <br />dates, if necessary. If a continuation hearing is not necessary, the city must <br />announce the date and time of a subsequent hearing for the official adoption of <br />the final levy and budget. The announcement must be made prior to the end of <br />the initial hearing. <br /> <br />3. <br />hearing <br /> <br />Official adoption of the final levy and budget <br /> <br />For cities choosing to hold TNT hearings this year, the official adoption of the <br />final levy and budget cannot occur at the initial hearing or at the continuation <br />hearing, if one is held. A subsequent hearing is required for adoption. The <br />separation of the public comment hearings (initial and continuation) and the <br />official adoption hearing (subsequent hearing) is intended to allow time for the <br />city council to carefully consider and possibly incorporate concerns raised by <br />taxpayers. While many major decisions regarding the levy and budget may, in <br />fact, be quite final by the time of the initial hearing, cities should take the <br /> <br />League of Minnesota Cities <br />