11-30-2020 Complete AgendaV IR T U AL ME E TIN G H E L D V IA W E B E X
N O VEMB E R 30, 2020
6:00 P M
C all to order
P ledge of A llegiance
P U B LIC H E AR IN G S
1.C onduct a truth in taxation public hearing regarding the 2021 property tax levy and 2020 Revised/2021 P roposed
B udget and proposed 2021 utility rates.
S taff Report No. 151
2.A djournment
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AGENDA SECTION:PUBLIC HEARINGS
AGENDA ITEM #1.
STAFF RE P ORT NO. 151
CIT Y COUNCIL ME E T ING
11/30/2020
RE P O RT P RE PA RE D B Y: C hris Regis, F inance D irecor
D E PA RTME NT D IRE C TO R RE V IE W: C hris Regis, F inance D irector
O THE R D E PA RTM E NT RE V IE W: N/A .
C ITY MA NA G E R RE V IE W: K atie Rodriguez, C ity Manager
11/24/2020
I T E M F O R C O UNC IL C O NS ID E RAT I O N:
Conduct a truth in taxation public hearing regarding the 2021 property tax levy and 2020 Revised/2021
Proposed Budget and proposed 2021 utility rates.
E X E C UT IV E S UM M ARY:
At the September 22, 2020 City Council meeting the City Council adopted the 2021 preliminary property tax
levy and announced November 30 at 6:00 p.m. as the date and time for the statutory truth in taxation public
hearing.
Hennepin County has mailed the proposed 2021 property tax statements to property owners in Richfield,
which are based upon the proposed levy and announce the date of the public hearing.
RE C O M M E ND E D AC T I O N:
Conduct and close the truth in taxation public hearing and by motion: schedule final action on the 2021
property tax levy and 2020 Revised/2021 Proposed Budget and proposed 2021 utility rates, for the
regular City Council meeting of December 8, 2020.
B AS IS O F RE C O M M E ND AT I O N:
A.H IS TOR IC AL C ON T E X T
None.
B.P OL IC IE S (resolutions, ordinances, regulations, statutes, etc):
Counties, cities over 500 population, school districts, and metropolitan special taxing districts are
required to hold a single meeting which the public is allowed to speak and the budget and levy is
discussed.
This meeting may be part of a regularly scheduled meeting but must occur after 6:00 p.m.
Minnesota Statutes mandates that the truth in taxation public hearing must be conducted between
November 25 and December 28, 2020.
The City has chosen to conduct the truth in taxation meeting on November 30, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.
The requirement to publish a notice of a Truth in Taxation hearing and proposed property tax levy is no
longer required.
C.C R IT IC AL T IMIN G IS S U E S:
Schedule the final adoption action for the 2020 Revised/2021 Budget and tax levy and utility rates for
December 8, 2020.
The City must adopt their final payable 2021 property tax levies and their proposed 2021 budgets not
later than December 28, 2020.
D.F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T:
The preliminary gross tax levy for taxes payable 2021 is $23,934,632.
The gross tax levy represents a 5.50% increase from the 2020 gross levy.
The City’s tax capacity rate is anticipated to increase from 53.291% to 54.011%.
I ncluded in the 2021 preliminary gross levy is a levy to fund the purchase of rolling stock and technology
equipment of $830,000, a levy to fund the Economic Development Authority of $540,605, a debt service
levy of $3,508,545, and a tax abatement levy of $54,043.
E.L E GAL C ON S ID E R AT ION:
The City has scheduled November 30, 2020 for the TNT hearing and December 8, 2020 for the official
adoption of the final levy and budget.
Final adoption of the payable 2021 property tax levies must be completed by December 28, 2020.
ALTE R N AT IV E R E C O MME N D ATIO N(S):
None.
P R IN C IPAL PAR TIE S E X P E C TE D AT ME E TIN G:
N/A.