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<br />City of <br /> <br />.~~ <br /> <br />City Council Minutes <br />City Council Meeting <br />Roseville City Hall Council Chambers <br />Monday, December 6, 2004 <br /> <br />Mayor Klausing called the Truth in Taxation Hearing and regular 6:00 p.m. <br />meeting of the Roseville City Council to order at 6:00 p.m. in the <br />City Hall Council Chambers on the above date and welcomed <br />everyone. <br /> <br />All Councilmembers were present, along with City Attorneys <br />Scott Anderson and Jay Squires. <br /> <br />Truth in Taxation Public Hearing <br />Mayor Klausing opened the Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Truth in Taxation <br />Public Hearing <br /> <br />Finance Director Chris Miller advised that the purpose of this <br />initial hearing was to allow City Officials to present the proposed <br />2005 Levy and Budget to the public and to hear public comment <br />and questions. <br /> <br />Mr. Miller provided an overview of the 2005 budgeting process <br />and status, impacts and implications of the 2005 Budget and tax <br />Levy at this time. <br /> <br />Mr. Miller reviewed areas of emphasis: efforts to achieve a <br />structural budget balance that had been strongly impacted by <br />recent reductions in State Aid; property tax recalculations and <br />inflationary increases between two and three percent (2-3%); <br />attempts to limit spending increases in the tax-supported services <br />to one percent (1 %); proposed solidification of funding <br />mechanisms for the replacement of vehicles and equipment; and <br />an effort to limit or forgo new services or expansion of existing <br />servIces. <br /> <br />Mr. Miller reviewed tax-supported functions in the 2005 Budget; <br />various categories; and funding sources. <br />