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Councilman Cox said it was not really a logs but rather a reduction in the budget. Mr. Graczyk explained the City would no longer have that'revenue source since reducin9 by one mill this year is actually a 1.639 mill reduction over next year. Councilman Cox stated this tyPe of policy, which is set by the State, works in reverse of good money management..~z~= you try to reduce and keep taxes down then you are penalized by the liberal laws passed by the State. It also works in reverse of economic development since it allows the levy limit to increase for increases in population or number .of households. Councilman DeLuca asked if the special levy last year increased the levy limit for this year. Mr. Hartley stated it did not because the State stopped including the special levy on dept service into the base as of 1984-85. Ramsey is levying under their total limit right now. Councilman Cox asked that it be made clear that just because the Council is adopting the levy tonight, if in fact they do, it doesn't reflect that the Council is going to make purchases based on the figures documented in the budget. Mr. Graczyk agreed action tonight would establish the levy only and not the expenditures. Councilman Pearson asked what the change in homestead credit would affect. Administrator Hartley explained it would affect the amount of money coming from the S%ate instead of the property owner. ~ "=~ out the ~=~ '~ ,~ ' ' Councilman DeLuca pv~n ...... =ka~v... m:gnt have been better if it showed a distinction on what Ramsey citizens would be .... Dayina if nhe law is reduced comoared to what would be ~o.~:~ in from other sources. probably not be =~ :~ble fo.r the ="~ ~Tount cf ~ .Lav~ more where 5he DroDer%v ~.~ ni':e _._~..__~-~c~,=- end would receive f~i~ ~-~ =rom homesueaf '- - mo~el homes wi~h iow ~ ...... ianion. adoption .~= Resolu~_~on F~7-2~3~ a Resciut¢ .... ~o~:~ov~,~ the Counc==/O ...... 6, _ ., Page 5 cf I0