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1 Mr . ' Childs �said•'-under• the. 1988. assessment . formula.. which had.. not been. <br /> 2 changed, ' commercial, industrial and rental.-properties - in .St. Anthony • <br /> 3 could be expected:-to pay . 10 0 : more. in taxes. He. conf irmed that: the <br /> 4 new' Homestead credit formula decreased property , taxes on. residential _ <br /> 5 property but increased- the taxes. on the other classifications. <br /> 6 The' Manager* estimated that with a , 3o raise in valuation, the owner of <br /> 7 an average home in St. Anthony, which. is $85 , 000 , -would be paying a <br /> 8 total package of $105.. 00 .more in property taxes than was paid in <br /> 9 1987 . <br /> 10 Major ,Expenditures Anticipated in 1988 Budget <br /> 11 The City Manager. reiterated from his report that there were some <br /> 12 major equipment expenditures anticipated, including the second year <br /> 13 payment on the motor grader and the need for a new snow plow to <br /> 14 provide the City with better quality equipment than in the past year. <br /> 15 The hearing closed at 9 : 30 P.M. <br /> 16 Council Action <br /> 17 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to adopt the resolution <br /> 18 approving the $1 , 263 , 150 tax levy in the current year collectible <br /> 19 upon taxable property in St. Anthony. in 1988 . The resolution also <br /> 20 approves the 1988 City budget. <br /> 21 RESOLUTION 87-029 • <br /> 22 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 1987 TAX LEVY, . . <br /> 23 COLLECTIBLE IN 1988 AND THE 1988 CITY BUDGET <br /> 24 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 25 Mr . Childs said he would, as requested by Councilmember .Makowske, <br /> 26 return to the Council with a budget amendment which would transfer <br /> 27 the Newsletter costs out of the Council Contingency Fund. <br /> 28 Council Approves Uncollectible Check write-Off <br /> 29 Councilmember Makowske asked the City . Manager to check- with .the <br /> 30 Liquor Manager to see what could be done to -prevent repetition of bad <br /> 31 check: cashing by- the same persons several times within the same year. <br /> 32 Councilmember Ranallo pointed out that the checks had been cashed in <br /> 33 different stores , but �.he agreed there should : be some way. ..of <br /> 34 preventing the same person from defrauding the City so many times.. <br /> 35 The' fact that some of- the . checks came from a church was also noted. <br /> 36 . Councilmember Marks wondered if computerizing these transactions <br /> 37 might 'alleviate the repetition problem. <br /> 38 Council Action <br /> 20 <br />