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In total, for 2007 this same home will pay $525 per year in City property taxes, or $43.77 per month. This monthly charge is comparable to what a typical homeowner pays independently for gas, electric, telephone, cable tv, or broadband internet. For $43.77 per month, residents receive round-the-clock police and fire protection, well maintained streets and pathways, and a full offering of parks and recreation facilities. 90 cents of every City tax dollar goes directly towards these services. The remaining portion is needed for legal, elections, accounting, and general administrative costs. Should the Council determine that this tax impact is too high, and reduce the levy increase to 4.0% (from the current 5.0%) it would save the typical homeowner $0.48 cents per month. Tax Benchmarks For comparison purposes, the following chart depicts local property taxes for similar sized cities within the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. 2006 Local Property Taxes Brool�l Center $ 9 3 9 Richfield 785 Cotta e Grove 757 St. Louis Park 727 Inver Grove Hei hts 725 Ma lewood 642 pakdaie 640 Fridle 640 Andaver 634 Shako ee 619 Shoreview 479 Rosevilie 464 * Far cities within the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, serving Populations between 25,000 — 45,000; and far a home valued at $200,000 As shown in the table, Roseville has the lowest property tax burden amongst cities within the metro area that serve a population between 25,000 and 45,000. Even with the proposed property tax levy increase of S.0%, Roseville would still remain the lowest taxed City for this comparison group. If an expanded comparison were made to include all cities in the metro area that serve a population in excess of 10,000, Roseville would rank '�" out of 59 cities. The tax burden on Roseville homeowners has consistently remained below the average for this peer group. This is summarizedin the chart below.