Property Tax Levy Impact
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<br />Based on the adjusted 2013 Property Tax-Supported Budget noted above, new debt issued in 2011 and
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<br />2012, an increase in the property tax levy is necessary.
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<br />The 2013 Recommended Property Tax levy along with a comparison to 2012 is shown in the table below.
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<br />2013 Property Tax Levy
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<br />Fund /$ Incr. % Incr.
<br />Division20122013(Decr.)(Decr.)
<br />General Fund $ 9,857,699 $ 10,343,720 $ 486,021 4.9 %
<br />Vehicle Replacement 737,000 737,000 - -
<br />Equipment Replacement 452,000 502,000 - -
<br />Parks & Recreation - Programs 1,029,175 1,055,215 26,040 2.5 %
<br />Parks & Recreation – Maintenance 974,420 1,020,000 45,580 4.7 %
<br />Park Improvements 40,000 40,000 - -
<br />Pathway Maintenance 150,000 150,000 - -
<br />Boulevard Landscaping 60,000 60,000 - -
<br />Building Replacement 122,000 122,000 - -
<br />Streetlight Replacement - - - -
<br />IT Fund – Computers 50,000 50,000 - -
<br />Debt Service – Streets 310,000 310,000 - -
<br />Debt Service – City Hall, PW 825,000 825,000 - -
<br />Debt Service – Ice Arena 355,000 355,000 - -
<br />Debt Service – 2011 Bonds - 835,000 835,000 n/a
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<br />Debt Service – 2012 Bonds - 815,000 815,000 n/a
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<br />Total $ 14,962,294 $17,169,935 $ 2,207,641 14.8 %
<br />(a) Based on $10 million in bonds issued
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<br /> (b) Based on $17 million in bonds issued with only $10 million of debt service coming on-line in 2013.
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<br /> The remainder ($560,000) will come online in 2014.
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<br />The 2013 Recommended Budget including new debt service requirements calls for a tax levy increase of
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<br />$2,207,641 or 14.8% over the 2012 amount.
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<br />OLICYBJECTIVE
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<br />Not applicable.
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<br />INANCIALMPACTS
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<br />The recommended tax levy increase will result in an impact on a median-valued home of $8.88 per month
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<br />in 2013. For each $100,000 in reduced levy increase, the impact drops by $0.40 cents per month.
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<br />The water and sewer rate increase (pending) necessary to provide for the 2013 Budget will result in an
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<br />impact of $6.81 per month for the typical single-family home.
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<br />SR
<br />TAFF ECOMMENDATION
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<br />Not applicable.
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