12-18-2019 Workshop & Council Packets

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Tax Rate Comparisons: The following table shows how Little Canada compares to other municipalities in Ramsey County based on their adopted preliminary levy: Rank Municipality City Tax Rate 1 North Oaks 11.696 2 White Bear Lake 20.528 3 Vadnais Heights 24.501 4 White Bear Township 24.914 5 Arden Hills 25.176 6 Little Canada 25.676 7 Lauderdale 29.298 8 Shoreview 32.618 9 Falcon Heights 36.457 10 Mounds View 36.538 11 Roseville 39.105 12 North Saint Paul 40.540 13 New Brighton 42.473 14 Maplewood 44.574 15 Gem Lake 45.047 16 Spring Lake Par 48.311 17 St Paul 59.709 18 St. Anthony 65.805 These tax rates are based on the preliminary tax levies except Little Canada. The Little Canada tax rate is based on the final proposed levy of $3,479,823. Council Contingency: A Council Contingency was added to the 2020 General Fund Budget. The proposed amount is $15,000. The Contingency allows Council a means to fund unforeseen events. The City incurred $84,081 during the Twin Lakes emergency in 2019. We anticipate receiving $64,600 of this amount from FEMA. While there were budget savings in 2019 to cover the $20,000 difference, this may not be the case in future years. If the City Council would like to reduce the impact of the new “Council Contingency Fund” on the proposed levy, reductions the Council Contingency would impact the levy as follows: Council Contingency Levy Levy Increase from 2019 $10,000 $3,474,155 4.04% $5,000 $3,469,027 3.886% $0 $3,463,898 3.733% Salary Scales: A 2.8% salary increase in the salary schedule is proposed for 2020. The increase in based on a weighted average of the COLA increase from a survey of cities between 5,000 and 15,000 in population (75%), and the CPI increase for the Minneapolis/St. Paul/Bloomington region from M arch 2018 to March 2019.