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Tax Cap Amendment <br />Section 7.13. Levy Limitations. The levy limitations imposed on the City by Minn. Stat. <br />Sections 275.70 through 275.77 (2010) shall remain in effect even if the statutes are amended or <br />repealed. The references in Minn. Stat. Sec. 275.71 to taxes levied in specific years shall be <br />interpreted to refer to taxes levied in the year this amendment passes and each subsequent year. <br />Comments: <br />There are a number of ways to impose a tax cap. Mounds View and Fridley adopted <br />detailed charter provisions, attempting to classify each fee or charge as included or excluded <br />from the limit. Probably as a result, those provisions of their charters have been amended <br />repeatedly. Lino Lakes could follow their model, but would have to figure out precisely which <br />taxes and fees to include in the levy limits, and which to exclude. Those decisions would almost <br />certainly become political, and take a great deal of time to complete. <br />Instead of opening the floodgates that way, the language proposed above simply adopts <br />the provisions currently in effect in state law. The City is already living with these limits. These <br />state laws do allow the voters to approve increases, and so provide an option for the City to <br />increase its levy. These state laws also contain provision which will allow the City to deal with <br />emergencies, thus providing the necessary safety net. The language proposed above will keep <br />these same limitations in place indefinitely. <br />Draft Ballot Language: <br />Should the City Charter be amended to permanently adopt the levy limits that are <br />currently imposed by state law? <br />