HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 984ORDINANCE NO. 984
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7.03, SUBDIVISION I OF THE CITY OF
MOUNDS VIEW CHARTER PERTAINING TO THE CITY'S SYSTEM OF TAXATION
THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS:
Section 1. Background; findings; authority.
1.01. The city of Mounds View ("City") is governed by a home rule charter (the "City Charter"),
adopted pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Minnesota and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 410
the "Act").
1.02. The Mounds View Charter Commission has proposed the adoption of an amendment to section
7.03 of the City Charter (the "Amendment") and recommended to the City Council that the
Amendment be adopted by ordinance in the manner prescribed by section 410.12, subdivision 7 of the
Act.
1.03. A public hearing on the Amendment was held on December 13, 2021 by the Mounds View City
Council after published notice containing the text of the Amendment, as required by the Act, and all
persons desiring to be heard with reference to the Amendment were heard at said public hearing.
1.04. The Mounds View City Council finds and determines that it is in the best interests of the City
and its inhabitants that the Amendment be adopted.
Section 2. Adoption; effective date; filing.
2.01. Section 7.03, subdivision 1 of the Mounds View City Charter is hereby amended by adding the
double -underlined language and deleting the stricken language as follows:
Subdivision 1. The City's annual resolution to levy ad valorem taxes (raising money against
real and personal property) shall adhere to the following formula: nct exceed the lesser of the fello in .
formulas; either the tax levy dollar amount may be increased up to 6 5% over the prior year tax levy
dollar amount ' ° ; ° , except in the
following circumstances:
AA) The tax levy dollar amount may be increased an additional 2 5% to a total of 9% over the
prior year tax levy dollar amount by an affirmative vote of four or more members of the
Council.
B The tax levy dollar amount may be increased to Consumer Price Index (CPII plus 2 5% if
CPI exceeds 6 5% by an affirmative vote of four members of the Council The CPI shall
be the 12 month average of the most recently published data for all Urban Consumers in
the Minneapolis, St. Paul metropolitan area, as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Q The limits in this subdivision shall be suspended for one year after the decertification of a
Tax Increment Financing District.
2.02. This ordinance is effective ninety (90) days after its publication, except that if within sixty (60)
days after publication a petition requesting a referendum on this ordinance, signed by the number of
registered voters of the City required by the Act is filed with the City Clerk, this ordinance will not be
effective until approved by 51 % of the voters voting on the question of its adoption at an election called
by the Council for that purpose.
2.03. On the effective date of the Amendment, the City Clerk is authorized and directed to file copies
of the Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota, the Ramsey County Recorder,
and the City Clerk's office together with the certificate required by section 410.11 of the Act.
Public Hearing
Date of Publication:
Date Ordinance Takes Effect:
Attest:
(SEAL)
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December 13, 2021
December 21, 2021
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Carol A. Mueller,
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City Administrator
February 19, 2022