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<br />ANNUAL REPORT
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<br />JAN/FEB 1998, VOLUME 13, NO.1
<br />1997 ANNUAL REPORT
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<br />CITY OF RAMSEY
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<br />1998 Summary
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<br />Budget Statement
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<br />The purpose of this statement is to provide summary 1998 budget
<br />information for the City of Ramsey to interested citizens. The budget is
<br />published in accordance with Minnesota Statute Section 471.6965. This
<br />budget is not complete; the complete City budget may be examined at
<br />the office of the Finance Officer, Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153
<br />Nowthen Blvd. N.W., Ramsey, MN 55303. The Ramsey City Council
<br />approved this budget on December 9, 1997.
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<br /> 1997 1997 1998
<br />Adopted Projected Adopted
<br />$ 2,047,813 $ 1,991,813 $ 2,245,511
<br /> 190,045 369,050 163,450
<br /> 51,300 55,000 69,197
<br /> 1,003,813 1,003,813 1,005,481
<br /> 2,000 2,000 1,750
<br /> 137,706 205,000 106,446
<br /> 52,500 45,000 52,500
<br /> 65,000 90,000 65,000
<br /> 4.125 4.125 3.850
<br />$ 3.554.302 $ 3.765.801 $ 3.713.185
<br />$ 981,535 923,971 $ 973,008
<br /> 1,242,230 1,223,165 1,355,469
<br /> 562,807 459,181 602,607
<br /> 292,159 290,470 304,428
<br /> 210,290 295,100 278,165
<br /> 106,381 71,226 89,574
<br /> 46.851 5.000 69.285
<br />$ 3.442.253 $ 3.268.113 $ 3.672.536
<br />$ 112,049 497,688 $ 40,649
<br /> (112.049) (347.688) ( 40.649)
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<br />1998 Budget
<br />Budgeted General Funds
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<br />Revenues:
<br />Taxes
<br />Licenses and Permits
<br />Intergovernmental Revenues:
<br />Federal
<br />State
<br />County and Local
<br />Charges for Services
<br />Fines and Forfeits
<br />Interest Earnings
<br />Miscellaneous Revenue
<br />Total Revenue
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<br />Expenditures:
<br />General Government
<br />Public Safety
<br />Public Works
<br />Parks and Recreation
<br />Capital Outlay
<br />Debt Service
<br />Miscellaneous Expenditures
<br />Total Expenditures
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<br />Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
<br />Over Expenditures
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<br />Other Financing Sources (Uses)
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<br />Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues
<br />and Other Financing Sources
<br />Over Expenditures and Other
<br />Financing Uses $
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<br />-0- $ 150.000 $
<br />
<br />Property Tax Levy Requirement
<br />to Fund the Budget $ 1.627.685
<br />
<br />$ 1.786.801
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<br />This report to the citizens of Ramsey
<br />highlights major activities that occurred during
<br />the past year. The City continues to grow and
<br />federal and state aids continue to decline while
<br />elected officials and staff members work to
<br />provide stable or improved levels of City
<br />servIces. ~"'4iIRIP
<br />Population "I n 1\.,
<br />Ramsey's population increased from
<br />12,408 (3,641 households) in the 1990 census
<br />to an estimated 18,000 persons (5,437
<br />households) in 1998.
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<br />Financial aid from other levels of
<br />government has been stable or shrinking since
<br />1990, when intergovernmental aid amounted to
<br />50% of the City's total revenues. In 1998, it is
<br />estimated to amount to 27% of City revenues.
<br />To replace the disappearing intergovernmental
<br />aid, the City has had to increase local property
<br />taxes as well as charges and fees for City
<br />services. Even though a larger
<br />percentage of City revenue comes from local
<br />taxes, tax rates in Ramsey have not increased
<br />proportionately because there are more property
<br />owners paying taxes and the market value of
<br />property in the community has increased. For
<br />example, the value of the residential tax base in
<br />Ramsey increased 106% between 1990 and
<br />1996.
<br />The City tax rate did not change from 1996
<br />to 1997. The 1998 tax rate will be 4.5% higher
<br />than the 1997 rate. For several years Ramsey's
<br />tax rates have been among the l<;,west in the
<br />North Metro area. ,0-_
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<br />Taxes
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<br />-0-
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<br />Community Development
<br />Through November 1997, the City issued
<br />211 permits for new homes, down slightly from
<br />the 1996 total of 266. The total number of
<br />permits issued in 1997 (including swimming
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