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300 South Sixth Street <br />Minneapolis, MN <br />55487-0240 <br />Hennepin County, Minnesota <br />Legislation Details (With Text) <br />File #: Version:124-0199 <br />Status:Type:Resolution Approved <br />File created:In control:4/26/2024 Board of Hennepin County Commissioners <br />On agenda:Final action:4/30/2024 5/14/2024 <br />Title:Joint Powers Agreements with the several jurisdictions for assessment services to be performed by <br />Hennepin County <br />Sponsors: <br />Indexes: <br />Code sections: <br />Attachments:1. RESOLUTION <br />Action ByDate Action ResultVer. <br />Board of Hennepin County <br />Commissioners <br />5/14/2024 1 <br />Resident Services Committee5/7/2024 1 <br />Item Description: <br />Joint Powers Agreements with the several jurisdictions for assessment services to be performed by Hennepin <br />County <br />Resolution: <br />BE IT RESOLVED,that the County Administrator is directed to negotiate joint powers agreements with <br />jurisdictions within Hennepin County with populations under 30,000 and jurisdictions currently under <br />agreement with the county for local assessment services to be performed by the Hennepin County Assessor at <br />no cost to these jurisdictions. <br />Background: <br />For more than 50 years, Hennepin County has been contracting with cities to provide local assessing services. <br />These contracts have required cities to pay the county to perform this local assessor work. The first joint <br />powers agreement between a city and the county began in 1972. Hennepin County has had a long-term <br />strategy of contracting with cities to perform local assessing to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and equitability <br />across all jurisdictions. <br />Over the past several years, Hennepin County has significantly increased the number of cities with whom it <br />contracts for assessing services. Currently, 34 of 45 cities contract with the county either wholly or partially for <br />these functions, with 33 of the contracts expiring on July 31, 2024. In addition, the county is statutorily <br />responsible for the assessments of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport and Fort Snelling. These 34 cities <br />collectively pay the county approximately $5.1 million in 2024 for these services. <br />This resolution directs the county to offer a joint powers agreement for local assessing services to cities with <br />populations of 30,000 or less and those currently under current contract with the county at no cost to these <br />cities beginning with the 2025 assessment. By the county providing this service at no cost to these cities, this <br />will reduce the city property tax levy obligations for these cities by $5.1 million collectively. The county <br />assessor’s 2025 budget will reflect an increase of $5.1 million from the county property tax levy to offset this <br />loss of contract revenue. <br />Hennepin County, Minnesota Printed on 5/20/2024Page 1 of 2 <br />powered by Legistar™ <br />34