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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />DECEMBER 3~ 1996 <br />The Administrator listed the taxing jurisdictions in <br />Little Canada. These include the City, School <br />Districts 623 or 524, the County, and special taxing <br />jurisdictions (Metropolitan Council, Metropolitan <br />Mosquito Control, Regional Transit Board, and <br />Ramsey/Washington Watershed District). <br />The Administrator noted it is important to remember <br />that the City is only one of the jurisdictions <br />impacting your property tax. The City is responsible <br />for 14% of your property tax bill. The School District <br />is responsible for approximately 51%, the County 30%, <br />and miscellaneous taxing jurisdictions 5%. <br />The Administrator reported that the Truth In Taxation <br />notices received by property owners were based on a <br />preliminary net levy increase for the City of 3.50%. <br />This amount was certified back in September of this <br />year. Since that time, the City Council has been <br />evaluating the budget at a series of workshops. <br />Through a combination of increased revenues and <br />decreased expenses, the City's net levy increase has <br />been reduced to 2.30%. Combined with an increasing tax <br />base, our tax rate is going up by approximately 1/4 of <br />1% <br />o. <br />The Administrator reported that the General Fund <br />accounts for approximately 66% of the 1997 tax levy, <br />Debt Service for 29% and Capital Improvements for 5%. <br />The Administrator compared Little Canada's 2.30% net <br />levy increase with other area jurisdictions, pointing <br />out that Little Canada is second lowest. The average <br />of the other jurisdictions compared with was 6.30%. <br />The Administrator pointed out that over the last few <br />years Little Canada has consistently had one of the <br />lowest levy increases of neighboring jurisdictions. <br />The Administrator reviewed the City's tax levy history <br />and pointed out that Little Canada has had a long <br />history of nominal tax increased. The graph that was <br />presented showed that since 1990, both the City's gross <br />tax levy and net tax levy have been almost flat. Prior <br />to 1989, the same trend exists. The slight upturn with <br />occurred in 1990 and 1991 were due to the State's shift <br />in Local Government Aid from cities to school <br />districts. That is also the period in which the City <br />built the new fire station. <br />The Administrator listed some of the changes included <br />in the 1997 Budget. These include increase fees for <br />2 <br />