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The Official City Newsletter for Arden Hills Residents January/February 2022 <br />City Adopts Budget and Approves Tax Levy <br />The annual truth in taxation <br />hearing was held on December <br />13 at Arden Hills City Hall. <br />City staff presented information <br />regarding the 2022 budget and <br />tax levy. <br />The City Council adopted a 2022 <br />property tax levy of $4,472,680. <br />This sets the city’s property tax <br />levy increase for 2022 at 4.5 <br />percent, which is the same as <br />the preliminary levy rate set in <br />September 2021. <br />The impact of a 4.5 percent levy <br />increase translates to a $48.05 <br />increase in annual city taxes <br />paid by resident owners of median <br />valued homes. <br />Arden Hills continues to have one <br />of the lowest tax rates in Ramsey <br />County. In Arden Hills, the levy <br />is split between the General Fund <br />($3,902,680), the Economic <br />Development Authority Fund <br />($100,000), and Capital Funds <br />($470,000). <br />The Council adopted a 2022 city <br />budget of $16,839,650, which <br />includes the General Fund, <br />Capital Funds and Utilities. <br />What your Arden Hills <br />Tax Dollar Buys You <br />Description of Transaction Balance <br />Public Safety $36.53 <br />General Government $17.54 <br />Parks and Recreation $11.11 <br />Public Works $11.04 <br />Capital $6.84 <br />EDA $1.46 <br />Total per Month $84.52 <br />A $384,600 home (the average in Arden Hills) <br />generates $1,014 in annual City property taxes, or <br />$84.52 per month for 2022. <br />City Council Appoints New Councilmember <br />David Radziej has been appointed <br />as a new City Councilmember until <br />December 31, 2022. Following <br />the death of Councilmember <br />Dave McClung, the City Council <br />declared a vacancy for the <br />open seat on the City Council. <br />In November 2022, a special <br />election will take place in which <br />voters will decide who will finish <br />the remaining two years of the <br />term, from January 1, 2023 until <br />December 31, 2024. <br />Mayor Grant noted the Council <br />received 10 applications from <br />a range of excellent candidates <br />whose backgrounds included both <br />the private and public sectors. <br />Councilmember Radziej has <br />served on multiple Arden Hills <br />Committees and Commissions <br />prior to his appointment as <br />councilmember, including <br />the Economic Development <br />Commission (EDC) and the <br />Financial Planning and Analysis <br />Committee (FPAC). <br />After moving to Arden Hills in <br />2004, David and his wife raised <br />four kids who attended Mounds <br />View schools. David's appreciation <br />of Arden Hill's extensive trails <br />and parks systems brought him <br />here and kept him over the past <br />18 years. He hopes to utilize <br />his background in construction <br />management and finance to better <br />the city of Arden Hills! <br />continued on page 3 <br />Mayor David Grant (left) and <br />Councilmember David Radziej <br />(right)