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July/August 2016 5
<br />Homeowners Tax Bill
<br /> We’ve seen that only a portion of the City’s revenues come from residential property taxes, but did you know that only a portion of a Roseville
<br />homeowner’s tax bill goes to the City? Depending on what area of Roseville a homeowner lives, approximately 27 percent of residential property
<br />taxes go to the City. The remaining portions of taxes paid are distributed to Ramsey County (40-42 percent), school districts (28-31 percent) and
<br />other taxing districts like the Metropolitan Council and Transit District and Watershed Districts (3 percent).
<br />Mounds View School district
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<br /> City of Ramsey Mounds View Other
<br /> Roseville County School District 3%
<br /> 26% 40% 31%
<br />Make Your Voice Heard
<br /> This month we need your feedback. Tell us what’s important to you, your business and your family. Help guide Roseville’s budget for the next
<br />year by completing the enclosed Budget Feedback Card, filling out an online budget feedback form at www.cityofroseville.com/budgetfeedback
<br />or emailing the City Council directly at city.council@cityofroseville.com. We also encourage you to review the City’s budget calendar and attend
<br />the meetings. There is time set aside for public comment at all Roseville City Council meetings. Your ideas and energy are what make Roseville
<br />such a vibrant place to live, so tell us what’s important for you.
<br />Did you know that the
<br />majority of the City’s budget
<br />is funded by sources other
<br />than property taxes?
<br />What is a City Budget?
<br /> A city budget is an annual plan for where money is invested across the community. This plan represents the City’s commitment to provide for
<br />the most important needs of the community within its revenue limits.
<br /> The money collected by the City from taxes and fees along with any reserve funds used to pay for this plan, are the funding sources. Money
<br />spent on materials, equipment, and salaries to provide services and facilities is called expenditures. By law, revenues and expenditures must be
<br />equal in the City’s annual budget. This is a balanced budget.
<br />Revenue
<br /> So where do the funds that make up the City’s budget come
<br />from? With so much time during the budget process devoted to
<br />discussing residential property tax levy rates it would be easy to get
<br />the impression that the majority of revenue comes from the City’s
<br />homeowners in the form of property taxes. While residential property
<br />taxes play an important role in funding the budget, it’s only one slice
<br />of the pie.
<br /> In Roseville’s 2016, $52.1 million budget, residential property
<br />taxes account for approximately $11.3 million or about 22 percent
<br />of revenue. Commercial property taxes add another $7.6 million.
<br />The remaining amount, $33.1 million or 64 percent of the budget,
<br />comes from license and permit fees, charges for services like
<br />recreation program fees and user charges for water and sewers,
<br />intergovernmental sources, court fees, interest earnings and reserves.
<br />Roseville School district
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<br /> City of Ramsey Roseville Other
<br /> Roseville County School District 3%
<br /> 27% 42% 28%
<br />So, where does the money go?
<br /> The City’s spending priorities are organized into three primary
<br />categories – operations, capital and debt. Operating expenses account
<br />for approximately 85 percent of the budget, and include costs
<br />associated with operating the City’s various departments as well as the
<br />general governmental functions of the City. Capital expenses include
<br />things like street construction, water and sewer main replacement, and
<br />vehicle equipment replacement. Debt service includes the principal
<br />and interest paid on bonds issued to finance infrastructure and facility
<br />improvement projects.
<br />Note: The funding uses category marked ‘other’ represents spending
<br />on information technology, tax increment program, license center,
<br />administrative services, general facilities, communications, and
<br />curbside recycling.
<br />City of Roseville 2016 Budget Funding Sources
<br />Fees, Licenses
<br />& Permits
<br />57%
<br />Property Taxes
<br />36%
<br />Other
<br />7%
<br />City of Roseville 2016 Budget Funding Uses
<br />Public Works
<br />11%
<br />Parks &
<br />Recreation
<br />14%
<br />Fire
<br />6%
<br />Water &
<br />Sewer
<br />31%
<br />Police
<br />14%
<br />Other
<br />24%
<br />Continued from page 1
<br /> Budget Funding Sources
<br /> Program Property Use of Cash Total
<br />Function Revenue Taxes Reserves Sources
<br />Police $1,257,300 $5,470,514 $530,101 $7,257,915
<br />Fire 503,000 2,618,786 50,229 3,172,015
<br />Parks & Recreation 2,389,595 4,756,815 90,950 7,237,360
<br />Public Works 1,927,100 3,068,100 745,575 5,740,775
<br />Administrative Services 684,500 1,820,505 - 2,505,005
<br />Information Technology 1,990,020 260,000 - 2,250,020
<br />General Facilities 3,000 950,000 364,000 1,317,000
<br />Water & Sewer 14,184,435 - 1,985,565 16,170,000
<br />Other 6,037,120 - 425,410 6,462,530
<br /> $28,976,070 $18,944,720 $4,191,830 $52,112,620
<br />* Other Function Sources include: license & permit fees, revenues from regional collaborations,
<br />interest earnings, and others
<br /> Budget Funding Uses
<br /> Princ & Int Total
<br />Function Operations Capital on Debt Uses
<br />Police $6,972,630 $285,285 $ - $7,257,915
<br />Fire 2,131,015 373,000 668,000 3,172,015
<br />Parks & Recreation 4,920,860 419,500 1,897,000 7,237,360
<br />Public Works 3,008,275 2,732,500 - 5,740,775
<br />Administrative Services 2,393,165 111,840 - 2,505,005
<br />Information Technology 1,975,020 275,000 - 2,250,020
<br />General Facilities - 552,000 765,000 1,317,000
<br />Water & Sewer 12,775,000 3,395,000 - 16,170,000
<br />Other 6,421,880 40,650 - 6,462,530
<br /> $40,597,845 $8,184,775 $3,330,000 $52,112,620
<br />** Other Funding Uses Include: license center, planning & inspections, and others
<br />Item #7: Attachment B
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