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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 25, 2019 Page 3 is what is being discussed tonight. It is essentially taking the property value di- vided by the total value of all the properties in the city and multiplies that by the tax levy and that is how the County allocates the City's total levy to all of the tax- payers. There is also another factor on top of that which is the property classifica- tion which gets a different ratio applied to its value to do the calculation. Busi- nesses have one ratio or factor and residential properties have another factor. The thing the city controls this evening is the tax levy and none of the other factors. The County Assessor assesses what each individual property value and taxable value is which adds up to the total taxable value across the whole city. The State Legislature is the one that sets the different classes and different ratios applied to those. The only thing the city has an impact on is the tax levy part of that equa- tion. Mayor Roe reviewed public hearing protocol and opened the public hearing at ap- proximately 6:27 p.m. Public Comment Ms. Sheila Ms. Sheila indicated she did not want to give her full name or address because everything is taped. She explained she has lived in Roseville since 1999 and she is a State employee working in Human Services. She noted she knew how to work tightly with budgets. She is a single parent with family health issues and disabilities. She noted she does not have extra money coming in to pay all of the extra money. She indicated when the Council and staff talked about areas of dis- cussion, she did not hear of any areas that are no longer needed, can be provided by another entity or can be improved with fewer resources or funds. For example, she saw the loss on the license bureau and wondered why the city is doing that and if the State is not functional to do its own licenses. She noted a bunch of buildings were brought into the parks, and while she would love to offer the best things for the children in the city, she wondered why the city needed all of the buildings. She asked whether maintenance on them costs a lot, does the city do any cost analysis to see what the city can afford, and are these money making or money losing items. She wondered if there was another way to look at the city budget. She indicated she knew how to work tight budgets and wondered if there has been any thought on how not to increase the budget every year but how the city is managing the resources for the residents. Ms. Sheila questioned if the city needed all of the improvements it is doing such as improving the license center. She explained she cannot afford to keep living in her house and cannot get another job because she is taking care of her daughter, mother and sister. She wondered where the cost saving is at the city and county level. She knows at the state level, at least her department is very good at saving money and she questioned why this is not being heard in the city presentations. She wondered how essential all of the staff is and if some staff is not needed. She