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Mounds View City Council December 5, 2005 <br />Truth in Taxation Meeting Page 8 <br /> <br />windfall from any increase in assessed values. The Mounds View rate dropped by 15.5% over 1 <br />the previous year. He offered to meet with Mr. Glidden to work through the budget calculations 2 <br />if he would like that information. 3 <br /> 4 <br />Councilmember Thomas stated the Council does not start with the market assessed value issue, 5 <br />but with a total dollar issue. When the total dollar is compared, last year to this year, it is the 6 <br />same level. The assessed value of the home increase is going into the County but the City 7 <br />decreased its rate. 8 <br /> 9 <br />Mr. Glidden stated it bothers him that he cannot get the answers in one place on his property 10 <br />taxes. He explained he would like to have an understanding of the budget process. He stated his 11 <br />message is that whatever the Council uses for the formula, it has to be affordable by the 12 <br />residents. 13 <br /> 14 <br />Councilmember Gunn noted the increases are not from the City but from the County and school. 15 <br />She stated this Council worked very hard to assure there was no increase in the City’s portion 16 <br />over last year. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Mr. Glidden commended the Council for the work they have done. However, he stated it does 19 <br />not matter to him because his taxes are going up 10% again and considering that and the 20 <br />preceding years it is shocking. He stated he is recently retired. His income increases at the rate 21 <br />of inflation and that is it so that is why he has to make sure the Council takes into account the 22 <br />affordability of the tax revenue to be collected. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Mr. Glidden stated another citizen informed him that this meeting is really too late to effect 25 <br />anyth ing for the 2006 budget but this is the first budget meeting he has been informed of. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Councilmember Gunn stated the budget has been on every agenda since September. 28 <br /> 29 <br />Councilmember Thomas stated that is correct and was also considered at several meetings prior 30 <br />to September. 31 <br /> 32 <br />Mr. Glidden stated his apology and said he listened to things at the Council meeting but did not 33 <br />understand it was part of the budget process. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Councilmember Stigney stated that although it is very late since the Council will consider 36 <br />approving the levy on December 12, if Mr. Glidden or any residents can convince him there is 37 <br />something more the Council should do, it can be changed. He noted that is the purpose for the 38 <br />hearing tonight, for residents to bring things up where more cuts can be made or something more 39 <br />thoroughly investigated. 40 <br /> 41 <br />Finance Director Beer stated the budget is also on the work session agenda for tomorrow night in 42 <br />case something came up tonight. 43 <br /> 44