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CITY OF GEM LAKE
<br />Heritage Hall:
<br />4200 Otter Lake Road I Gem Lake, MN.55.110
<br />651-747-2790/92 1651-747-2795 (fax)
<br />E-mail city amp
<br />September 12, 2021
<br />RE` 2024 Preliminary -Property Tax Levy.,
<br />State. Statues require Cities to certify their preliminary property tax levies by September 20111 this.year.
<br />Oncethe preliminary property tax levy is approved: and certified to the County. Auditor, the City can
<br />lower the levy during the remaining budget proccss but cannot exceed tlie.certi.fied preliminary levy. For
<br />this"reasori, most Cities certify a preliminary levy using worst -case budget scenarios, which is the: case
<br />with the City's 2024 preliminary property levy and budget.
<br />The 2024 preliminary property tax .levy is proposed at $.71:7,742,.which is a 7.291°%n increase from the
<br />2023 certified preliminary property tag levy. The 2024 preliminary property tax levy.eonsists of a debt
<br />levy of $91,554.00 (a decrease from 2023 preliminary debt levy of$2,864.00) and the general operating
<br />levy of $630,1.88.00. (anincrease of 8.806% froili the 2023 preliminary tax levy).
<br />The following changes were made from the 2023 adopted budget: as a basis. for. the 2024 proposed
<br />preliminary property tax levy,
<br />l . Based on the. 201 S Refunding Bond. schedule the debt -levy for 2024 'is. set for $76,269.00. In
<br />addition; in 2018,. the City issued bonds for the improvements on. Scheun.eman Road and the. 2024
<br />debt levy for this issue is $5,285.00. The. two of these debt .levies makes up the City's :2024 debt
<br />levy of$81,554.
<br />2. Did not.inc.lude small government aid from the State.since the City no longer. qualifies. This:
<br />reduces: revenues by $7,000.00,
<br />3. City Council contingency was. increased to $10,000 (was $9,000}.
<br />4. Clerk/General Government budget includes $60,0.00.00 for wages and $11.,0.00 for health
<br />insurance coverage.
<br />5... Cierk/General Government..budget does not includ.075,8:15 for the.new software.
<br />6. Planning & Zon1ng. budget,increased. $S,ODQ,00 based an past expenditures,
<br />7. Police budget.was increased 1.2.38% to $129,466 based onthe City off White Bear Lake budget
<br />provided us and includes $1151877 for.police services and $13,589 for debt.paymenN on. thenew
<br />public facilities building.
<br />S. The cost of fire services could increase 43.04% to $4.8,669:00. It includes .$3J ,982 for. fire
<br />services,.$7,746 for fire marshal services, and.$.8,941 for debt payments on the new public
<br />facilities building.
<br />a. Overall, the City of White Bear .Lake would like yarn, to pay $22,530 for the next 20 years
<br />for their new facility.
<br />9. Road Mairitenance'budget includes $22;000 for road maintenancelrepair and $15,000 for
<br />trimming boulevard trees.
<br />10. Salt/sand reduced $3,000 to $12,000 and snow plowing.contract decreased from. $17,000 to
<br />$15,000, both based on past expenditures.
<br />11. Heritage Hall budget includes.$15,000 for building irnprovements.to the office doors gild front
<br />window for security.and .$15.,000 far the irrigation system.
<br />12. Included a park maintenance.budget of $6,000 for maintaining park area of the Villas of Gem
<br />Lake.
<br />13. The 2022 budget includes $20,000.00 for futUre.-Improvements.
<br />14. Revenue and other expenditure line itenls adjusted based on past history.
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