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HomeMy WebLinkAboutX-E-01 Approve Preliminary 2025 City Property Tax Levy, Preliminary Budget, and Setting Truth in Taxation HearingCITY OF HASTINGS DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION __________ A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE PRELIMINARY 2025 CITY PROPERTY TAX LEVY, PRELIMINARY BUDGET, AND SETTING TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING DATE WHEREAS, the City must annually prepare a budget that is responsive, responsible, and in alignment with our CORE values and strategic plan; and WHEREAS, departments prepare requests with are discussed and reviewed as a team and with the Finance Committee of the Council (Vihrachoff, Fox, Leifeld); and WHEREAS, the Finance Committee and the City Council have met several times over the last few months to discuss the preliminary budget information; and WHEREAS, the committee has directed the City Administrator and staff to prepare a preliminary 2025 tax levy and budget, a special levy, and set a truth in taxation hearing date; and WHEREAS, provisions of the Minnesota Truth and Taxation Law require Cities to certify a Proposed Property Tax Levy and City Budget to the County Auditor by September 30, 2024; and WHEREAS, City staff was directed to set the 2025 City Preliminary levy at $20,049,930, the Preliminary Budget at $42,274,045, and to schedule a truth in taxation public hearing date at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 2, 2024 in the City Council Chambers at Hastings City Hall, with a continuation date (if needed) of Monday, December 16, 2024; and WHEREAS, the City’s debt levy must increase by $359,145 due to more bonding projects than usual that were approved for the 2024 budget. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota; that the preliminary Property Tax Levy of the City of Hastings, for the 2025 City Budget to be certified is hereby adopted. Adopted this 3rd day of September 2024. _______________________________ Attest: Mary Fasbender, Mayor _____________________ Kelly Murtaugh, City Clerk X-E-01