HomeMy WebLinkAbout8A - Truth In Taxation Public Hearing For 2009
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DECEMBER 1, 2008
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Jerilyn Erickson, Finance Director
TRUTH IN TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED 2009 CITY
BUDGETS AND PROPERTY TAX LEVIES
Introduction
The purpose for the public hearing tonight is to provide information to the public
regarding the City's proposed 2009 operating budgets and the amount of
property taxes that the City proposes to collect in 2009. Also, it is important to
give the residents the opportunity to express their opinions on the budget and
those services that are important to them. A PowerPoint presentation will be
provided and the City Council will have an opportunity to ask questions, after
which the Truth-in-Taxation hearing should be opened.
Any written comments submitted prior to the hearing are to be entered into the
official record. Staff will provide a presentation with respect to the proposed 2009
general fund budget and enterprise fund budgets that were preliminarily adopted
by the City Council in September. Under Truth-in- Taxation guidelines the City
Council adopted the preliminary budgets and tax levies on September 15, 2008.
The City Council CANNOT TAKE ANY ACTION with respect to adopting the
2009 budgets this evening. If all public concerns cannot be addressed tonight,
the Truth-in-Taxation hearing could be continued until 6:00 p.m. Monday,
December 15, 2008.
The final budgets and property tax levy would then be considered for approval by
the City Council at its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, December 15,
2008. By Minnesota Statute the final property tax levy amount must be certified
to the Scott County Auditor's Office no later than 5 working days after December
20th (December 29,2008).
ALTERNATIVES: The following alternatives are available to the City Council:
1. If all questions have been answered, close the public hearing and direct
the Staff to place this item on the December 15, 2008 City Council
agenda for final action.
2. Continue the public hearing until December 15,2008 at 6:00 p.m. if there
are questions that cannot be answered on December 1 st.
RECOMMENDED Motion to either close the public hearing or continue the hearing to 6:00 P.M.,
MOTION: Monday December 15,2008. If the hearing is adjourned then the date, time and
place for the levy and budget adoption meeting (Monday 6:00 p.m. December
15, 2008) must be announced.
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