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CC Regular Session <br />Meeting Date: 12/13/2022 <br />By: Diana Lund, Finance <br />Information <br />Title: <br />Public Hearing on 2023 Tax Levies and General Fund Budget <br />• Adopt Resolution #22-278 Adopting the 2022, Payable 2023 Municipal Tax Levy <br />• Adopt Resolution #22-279 Adopting the 2023 General Fund Budget <br />• Adopt Resolution #22-280 Adopting the 2023 Economic Development Authority (EDA) Budget <br />6. 1. <br />Purpose/Background: <br />Purpose: The City is required to hold a meeting where the city's budget and levy will be discussed and the public <br />can give input. The City is required to adopt a levy and certify to the county auditor by December 31, 2022. <br />A budget/levy slide presentation will be provided that will outline the city's proposed 2023 levies and General <br />Fund Budget. <br />A brief recap of the proposed levy to be adopted is as follows: <br />• 2022 Final Overall Levy: $18,235,180 - a $57,065 (reduction in debt levy on 2022 Street Reconstruction <br />Debt Issuance) from September Preliminary levy adopted September 27, 222, of $18,292,245. <br />• The final adopted levy in 2022 was $15,312,856 <br />Levy Components: General Fund Levy: <br />Pavement Management Levy: <br />Debt Service Levies: <br />EDA Levy: <br />$13,145,820 ($11,712,590 - Year 2022) <br />$ 1,756,889 ($1,673,227 - Year 2022) <br />$ 3,249,861 ($1,851,679 - Year 2022) <br />$ 82,610 ($75,360 - Year 2022) <br />The levy increase of $2,922,324 from payable 2022 to payable 2023 is largely attributed to the issuance of a <br />Street Reconstruction Bond that has a debt levy of $1,088,542 included in the debt service levy and personnel <br />costs for existing staff (COLA, wage steps, Health, Retirement (PERA) and workers comp in the amount of <br />$914,558. <br />Other Factors of Levy Increase: <br />1. $231,474 Personnel additions of a full-time Patrol Officer, full-time Engineering Tech II, part-time <br />Community Service Officer, additional hours for Recreation Specialist and Permit Tech and reclasses of <br />Police Records Technician to Data Analyst and Engineering Tech II to Engineering Tech III <br />2. $309,640 in Debt Service Levy (Not including debt levy attributed to 2022 Street Reconstruction Debt <br />noted above) <br />3. $ 2 8 7,19 8 Line item budget increases <br />4. $83,662 Pavement Management Levy Increase - additional 5% per year as recommended <br />5. $7,250 EDA levy increase <br />2023 Est Final Tax Capacity Rate: 40.535% (42.238% - Year 2022) <br />2023 General Fund Budget: $17,055,153 ($14,492,640 - Year 2022) <br />2023 EDA Budget: $87,610 ($85,360 - Year 2022) <br />