HomeMy WebLinkAboutChapter7_Taxes_KG_DRAFT_BALLOT_20210902RESOLUTION NO. ______
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW CHARTER COMMISSION
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION SUBMITTING PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT; REVISING
SECTION 7.03
WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View (the “City”) is governed by a home rule charter
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 410; and
WHEREAS, the City’s charter commission (the “Commission”) has the authority under
Minnesota Statutes, section 410.12, subdivision 1, to recommend amendments to the City’s charter;
and
WHEREAS, after discussion and deliberation, the Commission has determined that it is
reasonable, appropriate and in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Mounds View that
section 7.03 of the City’s home rule charter be amended and it desires to submit such amendment to
the City Council to be placed on the ballot at the next eligible general election.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mounds View Charter Commission that the
following amendment is submitted to the Mounds View City Council to be placed on the ballot at the
general election in November 2022, all pursuant to and in accordance with Minnesota Statutes,
section 410, subdivision 1.
1.Amend section 7.03 as follows 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: not exceed the
lesser of the following formulas; either the tax levy dollar amount may be increased up to
6.5% over the prior year tax levy dollar amount increased by a maximum of 5%; or CPI
(Consumer Price Index) plus 2%, except in the following circumstances:
A) The ad valorem tax levy 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 ad valorem tax levy may be increased to Consumer Price Index (CPI), if CPI
exceeds 6.5%, by an affirmative vote of four members of the City 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.
C) The limits in this subdivision shall be suspended for one year after the
decertification of a Tax Increment Financing District.
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2.The Secretary is directed to submit this resolution to the City Council.
Passed and adopted at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Mounds View Charter Commission on
September 21, 2021.
By__________________________
Chair
ATTEST:
________________________
Secretary
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