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Motion by Councilmember Kurak, seconded by Councilmember Elvig, to close the public <br />hearing. <br /> <br />Motion Can'ied. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Kurak, Elvig, Cook, <br />Pearson, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Strommen. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman stated that the fact that the City of Ramsey does not collect on new <br />construction and that it goes into the State pool is another change that a lot of people don't <br />realize. The levy was frozen at what it was before. There has been a lot of building in the City <br />of Ramscy and they are expected to provide more services with the same amount of money. It <br />becomes a very difficult problem for growing cities. <br /> <br />Counci hnember K_urak stated that the cost of providing the basic services in the City has gone up <br />simply becausethe cost of living has increased and the City cannot even levy that increase. <br /> <br />Councilmember Cook stated that the Council did put a great deal of time into the budget and he <br />was proud that they were able to come up with a budget below last year's budget when the cost <br />of everything is going up. <br /> <br />Councihnelnber Pearson stated that he felt that the Council has done an excellent job with the <br />budget. The biggest problem is that the average person does not understand the taxing structure. <br />They have hired some new people because they are a growing City and they are in need of the <br />additional people. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Cook, to adjourn the meeting. <br /> <br />Motion Carried. <br /> <br />The Troth and Taxation meted adjourned at 6:50 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted <br /> <br />Nanci Libor <br />Recording Secretary <br />TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. <br /> <br />Diana Lurid <br />Finance Officer <br /> <br />Truth in Taxation/December 1, 2003 <br /> Page 4 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />