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PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL 1 <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2 <br />RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3 <br /> 4 <br />Truth In Taxation Meeting 5 <br />December 1, 2025 6 <br />Mounds View City Hall 7 <br />2401 Mounds View Boulevard, Mounds View, MN 55112 8 <br />6:00 P.M. 9 <br /> 10 <br /> 11 <br />1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER at 6:00 P.M. 12 <br /> 13 <br />2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 14 <br /> 15 <br />3. ROLL CALL: Smith, Clark, Gunn, Lindstrom (arrived at 6:03 p.m.), Meehlhause. 16 <br /> 17 <br /> NOT PRESENT: . 18 <br /> 19 <br />4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 20 <br /> A. Monday, December 1, 2025, City Council Agenda. 21 <br /> 22 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Clark. To Approve the Monday, December 1, 2025, agenda as 23 <br />presented. 24 <br /> 25 <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 26 <br /> 27 <br />5. COUNCIL BUSINESS 28 <br /> 29 <br />A. Public Hearing: Truth in Taxation Presentation. 30 <br /> 31 <br />Finance Director Bauman reviewed the proposed 2026 budget in detail with the Council noting 32 <br />property tax statements had been sent out by Ramsey County. She indicated it was the City’s 33 <br />mission to provide high quality public services in a fiscally responsible manner. She discussed the 34 <br />variables that impact tax bills and described the process the City follows in order to approve the 35 <br />budget and tax levy. She commented on why tax bills change, which had to do with market value 36 <br />changes, along with the budgets and levies of various jurisdictions, special assessments, voter 37 <br />approved referendums, as well as changes in federal and state mandates, changes in aid, or other 38 <br />legislative changes. She discussed how property values in Mounds View had risen by 2.85% in 39 <br />2025 and commented on how property taxes are calculated based on a property’s value. She 40 <br />reported this meeting would allow the public time to voice concerns and explained the final budget 41 <br />would be approved by the Council at their Tuesday, December 9, 2025, meeting. 42 <br /> 43 <br />Finance Director Bauman explained the proposed property tax levy would increase by 9%. It was 44 <br />noted this percentage could go down prior to being approved by the Council on December 9. She 45 <br />reported the General Fund is the City’s operating fund and accounts for most city-wide activities. 46