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690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937-1900 • FAX (612) 937-5739
MEMORANDUM
ITO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Don Ashworth, City Manager
1 DATE: November 6, 1989
IISUBJ: Certification of Imaginary Levy to County Auditor
II This will make the third time that we have certified an imaginary
levy to the County Auditor. State legislation included the
requirement that a City adopt a resolution making such cer-
tification even if previously certified. (Not all cities pre-
I viously certified one or the other of the last times recognizing
differing local opinions as to what law should be followed. )
Ii is not clear what the County Auditor will do with such cer-
Itification.
The amount proposed to be certified is exactly the same as pre-
sented in August and September with the exception of adding the
1 $274,000 shifted from the City' s state aids to the school
district. A new budget hearing date needs to be selected (action
not required at this meeting) with a new publication advising
I citizens of the time and place of such. The Council may adopt a
budget at that time at a level no greater than the amount cer-
tified to the County Auditor in November ( the $2. 4 million figure
Inoted above plus the aid shift amount) .
Approval of recertifying the imaginary levy and budget for 1990
is recommended. I would like to disucss the budget process under
I the Administrative Presentations section of the agenda. A spe-
cial meeting date of November 13th is being considered as an
update worksession. Our ability to meet this date hinges upon
I Tom Chaffee' s (our Data Processing Coordinator) return after
surgery this past week (we lost most of the last two weeks) . A
budget hearing for December 4th is currently being considered.
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' STATE OF MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Mail Station 3340
St. Paul, Minnesota 55146-3340
' (612) 296-5139
FAX (612) 297-2166
' October 13, 1989
To: Chairs of County Boards
County Auditors
Mayors, City Managers and City Clerks of cities over 2,500 population
' Superintendents of School Districts
School Board Chairpersons
Subject: Changes in Truth in Taxation Requirements made by the Special Session
' The property tax bill enacted by the recent special session of the Legislature makes
several changes in truth in taxation requirements for payable 1990 which were not
included in our letter of October 6. These changes are listed below. Please note that
the changes do not apply to all types of local governments.
1 Change in sample notice of public budget hearing of cities
In addition to the language included in the sample notice announcing the public
budget hearings of cities, the Legislature has provided that cities may include a
statement that part of the increase in property tax levied by a city is the result of a
reduction in state aid to the city.
The Department has prepared a new sample notice for cities which includes this
statement, and the new notice is enclosed with this letter.
2 Choice of newspaper in which counties and school districts must publish notice
of public budget hearings
' All counties except Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and
Washington counties and all school districts not located in whole or in part in
these counties must publish their notice of public budget hearing in the official
newspaper of the county or school district.
For the above counties and school districts, this requirement supersedes all
instructions included the the letter of the Commissioner of Revenue of July 28,
1989.
OCT 17 1989 continued
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
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Made by the Special Session
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3 Exceptions to limits on property tax levies of counties, cities of over 2,500
Ipopulation and school districts.
The final property tax levy adopted at the public hearing by counties, cities of I
over 2,500 population and school districts and certified to the county auditor may
exceed the proposed property tax levy certified to the county auditor only by the
following amounts:
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a any school district levy approved by voters at a school referendum authorized
under M.S. 124A.03, Subd. 2 after the proposed levy was certified;
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b any county or city levy approved by voters at a general or special election
authorized under M.S. 275.58 after the proposed levy was certified;
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c any county, city or school district levy to pay the principal and interest on
bonds issued or approved by the voters authorized under M.S. 475.58 after I
the proposed levy was certified; and
d any taxing authority's levy to pay the costs of a natural disaster or tort I
judgment which occurred after the proposed levy was certified if the levy was
approved by the Department of Revenue.
If you have questions about any of these changes, please feel free to call Bob Lerfald I
at (612)296-5139.
Sincerely, I
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MICHAEL P. WANDMACHER
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INotice to all citizens of Spruceville •
Proposed increase in property taxes for 1990
IThe City of Spruceville is proposing to increase total
property taxes to be collected for 1990 by x percent over
I1989 taxes.
ITotal amount proposed: $00,000,000.
This increase is not necessarily due to a decision by the city
I council to increase spending. The state of Minnesota has
shifted aid from cities to school districts, and part of the
increase may be due to a decrease in state aid to Spruceville.
I This amount is a ro osal only. All citizens of Spruceville
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I are invited to attend a public hearing where the city council
will discuss the proposed increase. The council will vote to
approve or disapprove this amount at the hearing. Please
Icome and give the council your opinions on this proposal.
I Public hearing
Date: November 15, 1989
Hour: 7 p.m.
IPlace: Room 5, Spruceville City Hall
123 Spruce Street
ISpruceville, Minnesota
If additional time is needed, the hearing will be reconvened
Ion November 17 at 7 p.m. in the same place.
ISummaries of the city's proposed 1990 budget are available
for review at the city treasurer's office, Spruceville City Hall,
I room 123. Persons unable to attend this hearing may send
written comments to the council at the above address. For
I more information, call the city treasurer's office: 123-1234,
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE I
Mail Station 3340
St. Paul, Minnesota 55146-3340
(612)296-0185
fax-- (612)297-2166 I
September 27, 1989
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TO: Chairs of County Boards and County Auditors;Mayors,City Managers and City
Clerks of Cities with 2,500 or more population;Metropolitan Council and , I
Metropolitan Regional Transit Board
RE: Compliance with Truth in Taxation for Payable 1990 I
Because of the likelihood of changes in the upcoming legislative special session, the
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Department of Revenue is cancelling the October 1 and subsequent deadlines for
certifying your proposed levy, publishing the notice of your public hearing and the
holding of your public hearing. The tax bill establishes new dates for certifying your
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budgets and holding public hearings.
If you have already certified your proposed levy, then do not publish the notice of
your public hearing. If the notice has been sent to the newspaper but not yet
published, contact the newspaper and cancel the publication of the notice.
If the notice of your public hearing has already been published, then you must hold I
L the public hearing. However, do not adopt your final levy at the public hearing.
At this time, the 1989 Tax Bill changes for this year only the October 1 deadline for I
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certifying proposed levies to mid-November. In addition, the bill changes the
November 9 deadline for certifying final levies to December 28. Under the bill, the
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publication of the notices and the public hearings would take place between mid-
November and the end of December.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call our office at 296-0336. I
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' PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
CITY OF CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA
All citizens of the City of Chanhassen are invited to attend a public
hearing where the City Council will discuss the proposed property tax
levy for collection in 1990.
PLACE: Chanhassen City Council Chambers
' 690 Coulter Drive
DATE: October 9, 1989
' TIME: 7:30 P.M.
PROPOSAL: In accordance with state law the City of Chanhassen will
' consider setting a property tax levy of :
$2,454,444.00
' This represents a sixteen percent increase over the 1989
certified levy. The City Council , in considering this levy ,
cannot increase the levy over the amount shown in this
' notice. They can reduce the proposed levy.
NOTE: The proposed, tax levy shown anticipates continuing growth
' of the City in new construction and property values and
should, therefore, produce no property tax increase for
individual taxpayers. This is a staff proposal and has
not yet been acted upon by the City Council .
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Publish in the Star Tribune, Community Section , Thursday, September
28, 1989.
CITYOF
CHANHASSEN
690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317 '
(612) 937-1900
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and City Council '
FROM: Don Ashworth, City Manager
DATE: September 25 , 1989
SUBJ: Set Public Hearing Date, 1990 Budget/Property Tax Levy '
Cities are still operating in the dark as to whether the 1990
certification process will be governed by the 1988 laws or those
anticipated to be passed during the last week of September. To
cover all bases, most cities are carrying out procedures outlined
in the vetoed Omnibus Tax Bill as well as those outlined in the
1988 legislation. Typically, the League would advise cities to
solely follow existing statutes. Ironically, that advice cannot
be given as the 1988 laws, procedurally, had major flaws which
for practical purposes made them non-existent. The Governor' s
veto of the 1989 corrected measures also made that law non-
existent.
Actions which are required to be taken to insure compliance
include:
- Recertification of Imaginary Budget/Levy: As the Council
will recall, the proposed budget and levy needed to be
adopted by August 1st and certified to the County Auditor.
Procedures to be followed by the auditor could not be
followed and, accordingly nothing was done with that infor-
mation. As required by law, the City then re-certified
that amount on August 15th. The secondary set of proce-
dures required by the auditor similarly could not be
followed. The City must now re-certify the re-
certification of mid-August. Like the previous two cer-
tifications,
this certification means absolutely nothing.
Authorization to certify the recertification is requested.
- Budget Publication: The City is to publish the proposed ,
budget prior to the official budget hearing. The Council
cannot increase over the amount shown in the publication.
Council action is not required. The Council should be
aware that staff will carry out the publication for an
amount known to be higher than what the Council is likely
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September 25, 1989
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to approve. A disclaimer will be added to the bottom of
the notification advising citizens that this is solely a
staff recommendation and that such has not been considered
' by the City Council.
- Budget Hearing: It is recommended that the City Council
' set October 9th as the official public hearing date for
adopting the 1990 budget including certification. The pro-
posed guidelines would have the budget workshops occur in
October and November with adoption in December.
' Certification of the actual budget and actual levy is anti-
cipated to occur at that time (December 1-15) . If all else
fails , the City will have carried out the certification by
1 the October 10th deadline set in the 1988 statutes . It is
important that this amount represents a "no tax increase
number" . If the proposed legislation calling for the
October/November budgetary process does not occur, the City
' would then still follow the October/November guidelines,
but the conclusion of that process would have to be one
which established a levy equal to or less than that adopted
' on October 9th.
Authorization to set the official public hearing date
' for considering the levy associated with the 1990 budget
for October 9th is hereby recommended.
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