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-2- <br /> also increased. The net. impact should be a modest decrease in the net <br /> cost of City services paid by the homeowning taxpayer, U1 imately, <br /> this may e-unrealistic over the.. next few. years, should costs continue <br /> to rise. People can't continue to expect little or no increase in <br /> their total tax bill. from all sources without a reduction in service <br /> level (witness the state' s. mandated 8% expenditure reductions and <br /> resulting service level reductions) . <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> I recommend the adoption of the. budget and the mill. levy Cas modi- <br /> fied) . The City Council could- increase the mill levy as follows, <br /> however: <br /> $519 ,988 as proposed <br /> 16 ,385 to levy limitation (actual) (_l)' <br /> 173 ,000 special levies Cest.) ('2.) <br /> $709 ,373. maximum. levy (est. ) <br /> This would be a mill levy of 14 .0 mills which is .about the suburban <br /> city average. The City levy in St. Anthony is less than the suburban <br /> average; the School and, to a lesser extent, the County levy is more <br /> than the suburban average. <br /> I would recommend against a sizable increase in the levy, especially <br /> for capital improvements until priorities are fixed, needs are clear <br /> and the cost/benefit is justified. In my opinion, it is not wise <br /> to build significant surpluses without a reason for them. <br /> JWF/cjk <br /> cc: Department Heads <br /> (1) The levy limit has been increased in the amount of the State <br /> Aid to Local Government decrease. <br /> (21 Miscellaneous. The "city' s bill" means a special levy of up to <br /> $130,000. <br />