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<br /> <br /> STAFF REPORT <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Mayor Keis and Members of City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Chris Heineman, City Administrator <br />Brenda Malinowski, Finance Director <br /> <br />DATE: December 15, 2021 <br /> <br />RE: 2022 Budget <br /> <br />ACTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED: <br />1. The City Council is asked to conduct a public hearing as part of the 2022 budget approval <br />process (staff will have a brief presentation). <br /> <br />2. Motion to adopt the 2021 Tax Levy, Collectible in 2022. <br /> <br />3. Motion to adopt the 2022 Budget. <br /> <br />4. Motion to approve the 2022 salary wage schedule. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />A preliminary tax levy increase of 5.00% was adopted by the City Council on September 15th. The <br />final levy may not be increased from the preliminary levy, but the final levy may be reduced from the <br />preliminary levy. The preliminary levy was used by Ramsey County to prepare the notices of <br />estimated property taxes that were mailed to the property tax owners in November. Those notices <br />listed a public Truth in Taxation (TNT) hearing on the 2022 budget to be held at tonight’s meeting. <br /> <br />Preliminary Property Tax Levy: <br />For 2022, the preliminary tax levy adopted in September is as follows. <br />Levy Component Final 2021 <br />Preliminary <br />2022 <br />$ Increase <br />(Decrease) <br />from 2021 <br />% <br />Increase <br />(Decrease) <br /> General Fund $3,300,130 $3,479,210 $179,080 5.43% <br /> Fire Equipment Fund 160,000 160,000 - 0% <br /> Infrastructure Fund 122,200 122,200 - 0% <br />Gross Levy $3,582,330 $3,761,410 $179,080 5.00% <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />