Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 12/14/1989

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CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a public hearing on Tuesday, November 14, 1989 at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota regarding the proposed tax levy for 1990. Members Present: Acting Mayor Stephen F. DeLuca Councilmember Alan Pearson Councilmember Richard Cich Councilmember Kenneth Peterson Also Present: City Administrator David Hartley Finance Officer Sandra Ashle>, Members Absent: Mayor Gary Reimann CALL TO ORDER Acting Mayor Stephen F. DeLuca called the public hearing to order at 7:05 p.m. PRESENTATION Mr. Hartley noted receiving a letter from Mike and Mary Davis, 5334 142nd Circle N.W., and requested that the letter be entered into the record of the public hearing. (See Attachment A to these minutes). Mr. Hartley stated that all cities, counties and school districts in the seven county metro area are required to publish in the Minneapolis Tribune or St. Paul Pioneer Press, a one- quarter page ad and the contents of that ad is provided for by the Department of Revenue. The>, indicate that cities, school districts and counties are supposed to publish the change in percentage in property tax that will result from this year's individual levy for each of ihe respective jurisdictions. In many cases, the school district reduction in tax levy is about the same amount as the increases for cities and counties. The reason for that is that the newly adopted tax bill by the Minnesota Legislature required there to be a shift in Local Government Aid funds from cities and counties to the school districts. As a result, the>, also required that the notice be published. That publication is very misleading. The questions the residents should be asking are: City Council Public Hearin~ovember 14, 1989 Page 1 of 3