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• Until Sept. 15 (effectively Sept. 16 in 2002), the first and second Mondays of <br /> December are reserved for the use of cities. If a city does not select one of these two <br /> dates for its initial hearing or its continuation hearing,the unselected date becomes <br /> available for the school district in which the city is located,provided that no other city <br /> within the school district has selected that date. <br /> Minn.Stat.§ Joint truth-in-taxation hearings with county and school officials are authorized for <br /> 6bs.065 subd. cities with populations over 10,000. If a city with a population over 10,000 elects to <br /> hold a joint hearing,it may invite a member of the county board,the school board,and <br /> the Metropolitan Council(if applicable)to its hearing. <br /> A subsequent hearing is required for the official adoption of the final levy and budget, <br /> but the city is not required to schedule the date of this hearing through the county <br /> auditor. <br /> F. Parcel-specific notices <br /> Minn.Stat.§ Between Nov. 10 and Nov. 24,counties will prepare and send,by first class mail, <br /> 275.065,subd.3: notices of proposed property taxes to each property owner listed on the current <br /> assessment rolls. <br /> These notices show the impact of the proposed property tax levies of the city,county, <br /> school district and special taxing districts as well as the impact of legislative changes <br /> • to the property tax system and changes in the local tax base on individual parcels of <br /> property. These notices also include parcel-specific listings of the net taxes for tax <br /> increment financing districts(TIF)and for the fiscal disparities levy(for commercial <br /> and industrial parcels in the Twin Cities seven county metropolitan area and the <br /> taconite tax relief area). Specific metropolitan taxing jurisdictions' levies are listed <br /> separately.Levies for all other special taxing districts(such as watershed districts, <br /> housing and redevelopment authorities,transit commissions,etc.)are aggregated as a <br /> total "special taxing district"proposed levy amount. <br /> Minn.Stat.§ The notices must clearly state the time and place of each taxing authority's hearing,a <br /> 275.065,subd. <br /> 3(c). telephone number for the taxing authoritythat taxpayers may call if they have <br /> questions related to the notice, and an address where comments will be received by <br /> mail. <br /> Minn.stat.§ A city within the metropolitan area that is levying a property tax under Minn. Stat. <br /> 275.065,subd,3 <br /> G)• 473.388, subd. 7 to pay obligations issued by the city for capital expenditures for <br /> transit and other related activities may request that the city's parcel specific notices <br /> show a breakdown of the city's property tax between"regular city tax"and"transit <br /> tax,"along with an explanatory statement. <br /> Minn.Stat.§ For the fall of 2002,the parcel-specific tax notice will return to the layout used from <br /> 275.065. 1997 to 2000, which shows the current year's taxes payable and the proposed taxes <br /> payable for the following year for each taxing jurisdiction. In addition,the form shows <br /> the following: <br /> Guidelines for Preparing City Budgets 2003 23 <br />