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GOALS OF 1993 TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING <br />1. Present the 1994 General Fund Budget (This is the portion of <br />the budget which is property tax supported.) <br />2. Present the 1994 Utility and Enterprise Budgets (This is the <br />portion of the budget which is non property tax supported, <br />i.e., user fees (water, sewer, street light and surface water <br />utilities, franchise tar and recreation activity fund.) <br />3. Provide information on: <br />* How your property taxes are calculated. <br />* The impact of: <br />- Tax rate shifts <br />- Property value increases <br />- Decreasing non -property tax revenues <br />- Non —City initiated expenditure increases <br />4. The goal of this meeting tonight is not to convince you that <br />your taxes are not going to increase in 1994 (payable 1995), <br />or to change your mind if you believe the City is unwise in its <br />budget approach — the primary goal of this meeting is to <br />acknowledge that the City is asking you to pay more now to <br />keep our community and your neighborhoods safe, viable, <br />and stable with a good quality of life for all who live and work <br />in this City. <br />It is a goal which affirms a commitment from the Mounds View <br />City Council to take a proactive role now in initiating "positive <br />preventive measures" rather than experiencing costly "reactive" <br />measures in the future. <br />