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1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 12 <br /> 2 TRUTH IN TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING <br /> 3 MEETING MINUTES <br /> 4 NOVEMBER 30, 2004 <br /> 5 <br /> 6 CALL TO ORDER. <br /> 7 Mayor Pro-tem Thuesen called the meeting to order at 7:34 p.m. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. <br /> 10 Mayor Pro-tem Thuesen invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 ROLL CALL. <br /> 13 Present: Mayor Pro-tem Thuesen; Councilmembers Horst, Stille, and Faust. <br /> 14 Absent: None. <br /> 15 Also Present: City Manager Mike Mornson and Finance Director Roger Larson. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 CONSIDERATION,DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING <br /> 18 ITEMS. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 I. PRESENTATION OF PLAQUE TO JUDY MONSON FOR YEARS OF SERVICE. <br /> 21 Mayor Pro-tem Thuesen presented a plaque of appreciation to Judy Monson for her 16.5 years of <br /> 22 service to the City of St. Anthony. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Ms. Monson thanked the City Council and staff for all of the memorable years. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Councilmember Faust thanked Ms. Monson for all of her dedication and hard work. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 II. OPEN TRUTH IN TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING. <br /> 29 Mayor Pro-tem Thuesen opened the Public Hearing at 7:40 p.m. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 III. PRESENTATION OF 2005 CITY BUDGET AND TAX LEVY BY CITY MANAGER <br /> 32 AND FINANCE DIRECTOR <br /> 33 City Manager Mornson stated the City is required by law to have the Truth in Taxation hearing. <br /> 34 At this point,Mr. Mornson directed the Council's attention to a slide, which set for the budget <br /> 35 calendar for 2005. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Mr. Mornson reviewed a pie chart, which indicated where the tax dollars were applied. In this <br /> 38 overhead, the City's percentage of the tax dollars was set at 40.9%; School District at 15.7%; <br /> 39 County at 40.9%; and "Other Districts" at 7.4%. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 The next slide reviewed was the General Fund Budget/Levy which presented a dollar increase of <br /> 42 $192,600 in the 2005 budget compared to the 2004 budget, and a levy dollar increase of <br /> 43 $159,321 in the 2005 levy compared to the 2004 levy. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Next,was a slide entitled "Breakdown of General Fund Increase," which indicated a$80,400 <br /> 46 increase in personnel costs, $20,000 increase in park lighting costs; $54,000 in Community <br /> 47 Services Levy; and $38,200 increase in line item adjustments (i.e. increase costs for motor fuels, <br /> 48 natural gas, operating costs, and maintenance/repair). <br /> 49 <br />