Minutes - Council Work Session - 09/13/2022

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amount of $1,145,000. She explained the tax effect on the taxpayer. She mentioned the tax capacity rate based off of the reduction of $186,000 makes it 40.562% versus 42.238% in 2022; however, these numbers are subject to change. She explained that if there were no changes this evening, this is what will be presented at the next meeting on September 27 and will go out on the property tax statements that the taxpayers will receive in November. Councilmember Specht thanked Finance Director Lund for all of her work on this. He added that last year’s Ramsey Resident was done well because it described some of the changes to the road funding pavement management program and thinks that if this could be sent out in a similar easy to understand format that would go over well with the taxpayers so they understand where the money is going. Acting Mayor Riley asked if the general fund is going up by $1,400,000, or 12%, but it is about $1,145,000 for roads. Finance Director Lund stated the general levy does not include anything related to roads, it stands alone to cover the operations of the City, the $375,000 from the APRA funds is within the general fund budget but will transfer in, so it does not affect the general tax levy. The pavement management levy is the amount that was levied last year plus an additional 5%, and the additional debt service of the 15 years related to the roads falls under the bond levy. Acting Mayor Riley asked about the increase that was talked about and if that was hitting the debt service levy. Finance Director Lund said yes. Acting Mayor Riley stated the general fund is increasing 12% mainly due to wages. He explained that these numbers are what was discussed and the consensus of the Council at the last work session meeting. He asked Councilmember Heineman if he had anything to add or any questions, as he was not at the last meeting. Councilmember Heineman said that he was present at the last meeting. Councilmember Musgrove asked City Administrator Hagen about the discussion of the Recreational Specialist and the opportunity to compensate for that wage increase. She mentioned she spoke with Interim Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood and he said there was some work done on this. She asked if there were any updates on this. City Administrator Hagen explained that he thought most of the discussion was around the park dedication fee and whether that could be used or not, which it cannot be used outside of new improvements or purchases for parks. He stated there are gambling proceeds that offset some of the programming. He was not sure what else was out there other than charging for some of the programs. Councilmember Musgrove asked if there would be fees that could be assessed to help compensate for the increase in the wages. City Council Work Session / September 13, 2022 Page 5 of 16