Sponsor: Finance
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Certification of the Maximum Levy for the Proposed 2022 Property Tax Notices
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Recommendation
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Approve the proposed maximum tax levy to finance the 2022 budget in the amount of $338,743,612. The breakdown between General County and Library levy is as follows:
General County $323,876,112
Library $14,867,500
Total $338,743,612
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Background and Rationale
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Minnesota Law (M.S. 275.065) requires the Ramsey County to certify the proposed tax levy by the County Auditor by September 30, 2021.
The Ramsey County Board will approve the final 2022 tax levy on December 21, 2021. This final levy can be lower than the maximum certified but cannot be increased over the maximum levy approved.
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County Goals (Check those advanced by Action)
☒ Well-being ☒ Prosperity ☒ Opportunity ☒ Accountability
Racial Equity Impact
The racial equity impact of departments, programs and services is included in the 2022 Budget documents and was discussed during the budget presentations on August 24, 2021 and September 9-14, 2021.
Additionally, the racial equity impact of property tax trends and levy impacts was presented to the board by the County Assessor and Auditor/Treasurer on August 24, 2021.
Community Participation Level and Impact
This is one action in the larger county process of proposing and approving its biennial budget.
Service teams held budget engagement sessions with staff from their respective service teams. In addition, Ramsey County held community budget townhalls in June 2021 and August 2021 to share information on the county’s budget process and county priorities. The sessions included questions and answers as well as community feedback segments. More information on community budget townhalls are available: www.ramseycounty.us/budget <http://www.ramseycounty.us/budget>.
Two public hearings are incorporated in the budget process and scheduled for the public to comment on the 2022-23 Biennial Budget. The public hearings are scheduled for:
• Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. - Virtual via Zoom
• Monday, November 29, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. - Location TBD
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Fiscal Impact
A maximum property tax of $338,743,612 would result in a 1.55% levy increase. This funding will represent 42.7% of the total proposed 2022 Ramsey County budget.
County Manager Comments
No additional comments.
Last Previous Action
On September 14, 2021, the Budget Committee of the Whole held a public hearing.
On September 9, 2021 through September 14, 2021 service teams presented details on their proposed budgets.
On August 24, 2021 the County Manager presented the 2022-2023 proposed biennial budget to the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners.
Attachments
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