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<br /> <br /> <br />\ <br /> <br />NOV/DEC 1995, VOLUME 10, NO.7 <br /> <br />.. The City attempts to pay for expenses by charging <br />:::: the recipients of unique services directly. Examples are. <br />The 1996 proposed budget was reviewed by the City Council at several ::: development fees fornew subdivisions or recycling fees <br />workshops and meetings in August and September. and on September 12th the ::j: for this strictly residential service. Property tax revenue. <br />City Council approved the maximum 1996 City Tax Levy and General Fund ::: however. is still the major source of General Fund <br />Budget. The levy. as approved. would increase the City's tax rate by::: revenue. Intergovemmentalrevenues (state and federal <br />approximately 2.7 percent over. the 1995 rate. This means that if your property ::: aids) have continued to decrease and now account for <br />value. as determined by the County Assessor. did not increase. your 1996 City ::: less than 30 percent of the General Fund revenues. <br />property tax will increase by approximately 2.7 percent. Keep in mind that if your ::: <br />property value increased for taxes payable in 1996, your tax will increase more ::: <br />due to the increase in value. ljl <br />The City. Anoka County. Anoka-Hennepin ISD # 11 or Elk River ISD #728. j::: <br />and special taxing districts. all receive a portion of your property tax. As the chart :::: <br />below indicates. in 1995 the City will receive approximately 17.01 percent of the t <br />property taxes paid by City property owners. :,: <br />:::: Intergovernmental 29'Jl> <br /> <br />1996 BUDGET PREPARED <br /> <br />1996 PROJECTED GENERAL <br />FUND REVENUES <br /> <br />1995 PROPERTY T AX ALLOCATION <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />::: Public hearings on the proposed 1996 Tax Levy and <br />r General Fund Budget will be held in November and <br />::: December. The first hearing is scheduled for <br />::: Wednesday. November 29. 1995. at 7:00 p.m.. at the <br />Most of the City' s tax levy revenue is used to pay for general fund activities. ::: Municipal Center. The public is invited to attend as this <br />The balance is used to pay for bonds issued for public improvements and. for the ::j is your opportunity to share your comments with the <br />fIrst time in 1996. a special levy against properties in the Rum River Drainage j Mayor and Council on the tax levy and budget. If <br />District to fund the Section 22 drainage project lj: necessary. Wednesday. December 6. 1995.at7:oop.m.. <br />General Fund activities include general government (elections. ::: has been scheduled for reconvening the public hearing. <br />administration, finance. mayor and council. planning. commissions. legal. etc.) ::' Following input from the public. the fmal 1996 Tax <br />public safety (police. frre. protective inspections. civil defense. animal control and j Levy and General Fund Budget will be adopted at a <br />traffIc engineering) public works (engineering. street maintenance. and snow and j:: subsequent meeting. <br /> <br />~~v;~:~:~~ ~~:s~~ :dy::ti: ~:~ec~:;:~~~w~;:br::a:;~ 1:11 :::mmrmt::m:t:::rr:m:m:::t:mt:r::lmm,r:r:r: <br />accounls::9::::::~th;:~:::~::::~ITURES I PLEASE NOTE: <br /> <br />* ISD #728 makes <br />up 51 % of the <br />taxes respectively <br /> <br />County 29 'Jl, <br /> <br /> <br />Ramsey City Offices will be closed <br />on November 10th in observance of <br />Veterans Day, November 23rd in <br />observance of Thanksgiving Day, <br />December 22nd in observance of <br />Christmas Eve, and December 25th <br />in observance of Christmas Day. <br /> <br />.------- <br />I <br />