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Anoka County Board Approves Preliminary 2024 Property Tax Levy — Add 1 <br />employees through a market wage adjustment, so we can attract and retain the best talent, which <br />directly benefits the residents we serve. We've also had an increase in violent crimes, and we <br />currently do not have enough staff in our Attorney's Office to prosecute all the offenders. If <br />offenders are not prosecuted within a statutory timeframe, they can no longer be prosecuted. This <br />is a public safety issue, and that's why we're hiring more attorneys. We're investing in our County <br />Attorney's Office in a needed way that hasn't been done in the past." <br />Look and his fellow commissioners stressed that the 15.44 percent is the absolute <br />maximum the county could levy, and work will be done over the coming months to hopefully <br />reduce that number before a final levy is approved. <br />"We've invested a lot of time in working on the budget this year, and we are committed to <br />looking at it even further, until December, so we can figure out more ways to reduce it," Look <br />said. "We will be considering all suggestions from commissioners and county staff to further refine <br />this budget." <br />Note: Anoka County only has authority over the county portion of the property tax bill; <br />cities and school districts have their own taxing authority. <br />-30- <br />DK:bv <br />