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The Morris Leatherman Company May 2024 No StatementMore LikelyLess Likely Difference A sales tax increase would not only capture sales tax from city residents, but also from people outside the city who make purchases in Roseville. A University of Minnesota study projected almost 64% of the new sales tax 62%3%35% revenue would come from people who live outside of Roseville and use city services. It is projected with a half-cent sales tax increase that the typical Roseville 56%10%33% resident would pay an additional $55.48 per years in sales tax. The current city budget does not include funding to make these improvements. If the sales tax is not approved, the City could consider a property tax increase which only Roseville residents and businesses would 60%6%33% pay. These projects could cost the owner of a $350,000 home in Roseville about $430.00 per year for the improvements only. All of the statements result in at least 56% of the respondents saying they are “more likely” to support the referenda. The negative impact never exceeds 10%. A consistent 33%-35%, though, were unmoved by each statement. City Government and Staff: Respondents give the Mayor and Council a job approval rating of 92%, an eight percent increase in four years, and a disapproval rating of six percent. The current fifteen-to-one approval-to- disapproval rating of the Mayor and City Council is now within the top five communities in the Metropolitan Area suburbs. The small disapproval rating stems from perceptions of “poor spending,” “high taxes,” and “overall poor job.” Citizen empowerment remains high and shows a significant increase in the four-year interim between studies. The number of residents -- 22% – who feel they could not have a say about the way the City of Roseville runs things is well below the suburban norm. This level of alienation is 11% lower than the 2020 level. Residents award the City Staff a job approval rating of 92%, a nine percent increase from the 2020 level, and a disapproval rating of only five percent. Both the absolute level of approval and the 18-to-1 ratio of approval-to-disapproval are also among the top in the Metropolitan Area suburbs. The miniscule disapproval rating stems from “not listening to residents” and “poor spending.” 6 Qbhf!68!pg!357