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We Zikmund <br />From: Nyle Zikmund <br />Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 11:20 AM <br />To: Brian A; Russell Warren; Gary Quick; Brandon Clawson; bob king; Miranda Munson; Jerry <br />Peterson; Rebecca Scholl; Gary Meehlhause <br />Cc: Nyle Zikmund <br />Subject: Levy Restrictions <br />At your meeting this past Tuesday, Commissioner Quick inquired as to the number of charter cities and those with <br />Charter Levy Restrictions. The following is the result of my research to answer Commissioner Quick's inquiry. <br />Number of Charter Cities in the State of Minnesota- 107 Number with Levy Restrictions - 2 <br />Mounds View <br />Fridley - Increase no more than 5% over previous year with exception 1- 3% more (total 8%) with 4/5 vote or to <br />go beyond that, 4/5 vote and voter approval. <br />West St. Paul had a restriction that was repealed in 2012 <br />Standard verbiage/language found in most charters reads as follows: (much of this aligns with statutory requirements) <br />"The council must, by a budget resolution, adopt the budget at the time required by law. The budget is the principal <br />item of business at regular council meetings at the times required by law and at subsequent meetings until the budget is <br />adopted. The consideration of the budget by the council must be conducted in a manner to give citizens an opportunity <br />to be heard. The manager must review the budget in the detail requested by the council. The adopted budget must set <br />forth in detail the financial plan of the city for the ensuing fiscal year. The sum appropriated by the budget may not <br />exceed the estimated revenues together with other available funds on hand to fund the expenditures. The council must <br />levy sufficient taxes to provide adequate resources for the budgeted expenditures in the next ensuing fiscal year. The tax <br />levy resolution must be certified to the county auditor in accordance with law. The sums fixed in the budget resolution <br />are appropriated for the purposes identified in the budget resolution." <br />Nyle Zikmund <br />City Administrator <br />763.717.4001 w 1763.717.4019 f 1612.860.7442 c <br />2401 Mounds View Boulevard <br />Mounds View I MN 155112 <br />www.moundsviewmn.org <br />