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SUMMARY OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
2008 TRUTH IN TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING
Monday, December 3, 2007
6:00 p.m., Council Chambers, Community Center
100 Pionk Drive
Mayor Anderson called the public hearing to order at 6:00 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilors Dave Brenna, Erica Hom, Troy Foucault, Tom Lavato; Mayor Stephen Anderson
Others in attendance included John Foschi, City Administrator; John Bray, City Attorney; Jim Schulzetenberg, City Accountant.
Motion by Hom, seconded by Foucault and carried: To approve the agenda. M-368-07-401
City Administrator noted that the hearing time on the published notice in the Proctor Journal was 5:30 p.m. while the Council motion calling the hearing and the individual mailed notices stated 6:00 p.m. Thus City staff obtained advice from the LMC and manned the Council Chambers from 5:30-6:00 p.m. and no public came in and asked about this hearing between 5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
City Administrator read the published public notice and supplemental notice (list of government funds and balances):
Notice of Proposed
Total Budget and Property Taxes
The Proctor City Council will hold a public hearing on its budget and on the amount of property taxes it is proposing to collect to pay for the costs of services the City will provide in 2008.
SPENDING: The total budget amounts below compare the City’s 2007 total actual budget with the amount the City proposes to spend in 2008.
2007 Total Proposed 2008 Change From
Actual Budget Budget 2007-2008
$ 3,081,314 $ 4,229,938 37.28%
TAXES: The property tax amounts below compare that portion of the current budget levied in property taxes in the City of Proctor for 2007 with the property taxes the City proposes to collect in 2008.
2007 Property Proposed 2008 Change From
Taxes Property Taxes 2007-2008
$ 771,399 $ 815,041 5.658%
LOCAL TAX RATE COMPARISON: The following compares the City’s current local tax rate, the City’s tax rate for 2008 if no tax levy increase is adopted, and the City’s proposed tax rate for 2008.
2007 Tax 2008 Tax Rate If 20078 Proposed
Rate NO Levy Increase Tax Rate
43.620% 38.553% 40.734%
Attend the Public Hearing
All Proctor city residents are invited to attend the public hearing of the City Council to express their opinions on the budget and on the proposed amount of 2008 property taxes. The hearing will be held on:
Monday, December 3, 2007 at 5:30 p.m.
Proctor Area Community Center
Council Chambers
100 Pionk Drive
Proctor, MN 55810
If the discussion of the budget cannot be completed, a time and place for continuing the discussion will be announced at the hearing. You are also invited to send your written comments to:
City Administrator
City of Proctor
100 Pionk Drive
Proctor, MN 55810
CITY OF PROCTOR
DETAIL OF 2007 TOTAL BUDGET AND PROPERTY TAXES
The following is detail that City Administration feels to be helpful to readers of Proctor’s official Truth-In-Taxation hearing notice:
2007 Total Proposed 2008 Change From
Fund Name Actual Budget Budget 2007-2008
General $ 1,857,791 $ 2,133,045 14.82%
City Development 11,300 11,300 0.00%
Cable Communications 17,609 17,625 0.09%
Capital Construction Funds 602,377 1,379,050 128.93%
Debt Service Funds 576,409 680,288 18.02%
Proctor Economic
Development Authority 15,828 8,630 –45.48%
$3,081,314 $4,229,938 37.28%
Attend the December 3, 2007, 5:30 p.m. public hearing. Address comments to:
Proctor City Administrator
100 Pionk Drive
Proctor, MN 55810
(218) 624-3641
City Administrator reviewed each agenda item and their impacts on the 2008 budgets and levies for all governmental funds and asked for questions.
City Administrator read off all proposed 2008 levies components (and how each governmental fund impacted Proctor’s 2008 levy) – in packets and on file at City Hall.
Motion by Hom, seconded by Lavato and carried: To close the Special City Council 2008 Truth In Taxation Public Hearing at 6:12 p.m. M-369-07-401
Motion by Lavato, seconded by Hom and carried: To further discuss (for approval) the 2008 Governmental Funds Budgets and Levies at the regularly scheduled 6:00 p.m. December 17, 2007 City Council meeting. M-370-07-401
Motion by Foucault, seconded by Hom and carried: To adjourn the 2008 Proctor Truth In Taxation Public Hearing at 6:14 p.m. M-371-07-401
The foregoing is only a summary of the proceedings of the Special City Council meeting described above.
The complete minutes of such meeting are available in the office of the City Administrator during regular business hours of the City.
John M. Foschi
City Administrator
P.J. – Dec. 27, 2007
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