05-834�l-l�I EN D� D - �%
RESOLUTION
OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
PreseMetl By:
Referretl TO:
WHEREAS, in accordance with City ordinance, Mayor Kelly presented to the City Council on August 22, 2005 the Library Agencys
proposed budget, with said recommended budgets totaling $17,593,781, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 10 of the City Charter, Mayor Kelly presented to the City Council on August 1'I, 2005 the Mayors
proposed budget, with said recommended budgets totaiing $500,689,360 before subtracting out "transfers to and transfers from funds" and
"subsequent year debP; and totaling $426,403,595 after netting out "transfers to and transfer from funds" and "subsequent year debt", and
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W HEREAS, the Mayor did recommend, as part of the comprehensive 2006 financing plan for the City of Saint Paul, that the 2005 net
property tax levy payable in 2006 be $65,845,514 as detailed below:
+2,0%
Budget Delinquency
Revenue Allowance
Net Levy
Levy for Port Authority
Levy for Library Agency
Net Levy for City Government
Committee: Date
46,628,230 932,563
�� r75,8"II .�,$�r iSS;sr7�rse;a5�
1,286,871 25,737
8,032,493 160,651
2,084,012 41,680
-64;554;�#27 9;29'f;897"
/�S $�7,�{77 1,3tl�,t46
Mayor's Rec.
Tax Lew
47,560,793
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1,312,608
8,193,144
2,125,692
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66;846;bH (,7� t23�lo2G
(1,312,605)
(10,318,836)
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 275.065 Subdivision 1, the City Council, after
considering the Mayor's recommendations, but absent public hearings on the Mayor's budget proposal, does hereby accept the budgets
for fiscal year 2006, as proposed by the Mayor, as constituting the proposed budgets for the City of Saint Paul and the Saint Paul Library
Agency; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that in accordance with the same referenced statute, the City Council, as a taxing authority, and after considering
the Mayor's recommendation for property tax levies, including the requests of the Port Authority and the Library Agency, does hereby
certify to the Ramsey County Auditor that the proposed maximum tax levy for the City of Saint Paul for taxes payable in 2006 (for use
in calculating the Truth-In-Taxation notices to be mailed in November of 2005) as:
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Net Levy (City Operations, City Debt, Port Authority, and Library Agency): $6b845;5'ft
Requested by Department of:
Office of Financial Services - Budget Section
BY:
Adoption Certified by Council
By:
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councii Fiie # �S �'3"�
Green Sheet # �` (� -� q (,�
City Levy for City Operations
City Levy for Debt Service
Levy for Port Authority
City Levy for Library Agency Operations
City Levy for Library Agency Debt Service
Total Recommended:
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Adopted by Council: Date a-r�pT�-V ���X �, oZ.��
Approval Reco ended y Finance Di ector:
By:
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FS — Financisl Services
Contact Person ffi Phone:
Matt Smdh
266-8796
Be on Council Agenda by (Date):
ToWI # of Signature Pages
Date Initiated:
09SEPA5 Green Sheet NO: 3027964
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Approval of attached resolution certifying the proposed maximum tas levy for the City of Saint Paul for taxes payable in 2006 (for use
in calculating the Truth-in-Taacarion notices to be mailed in November 2005).
(R): � Personal Service Contracts Must Answer the Following Questions:
0 'nancial Services '
1 inancialServices I DeoartmentDirutor I
2 'oancial Services Office Financial Servi
3 i Attome
4 avor's Office � Mavor/AssisTaot I
5 ouncil Ci Council
6 i Clerk Ci Clerk
Planning Commission 1. Has this person/firm ever worked under a contract for this department?
CIB Committee Yes No
Civil Service Commission 2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee?
Yes No
3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any
current city employee?
Yes No
Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet
Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
The City must certify the maacimum taY levy to the Ramsey County Auditor.
Advantages If Approved:
The masimum proposed taY levy will be certified with the Ramsey County Auditor for tases payable in 2006.
Disadvantapes If Approved:
None.
Disadvantaqes If Not Approved:
The maximum proposed tas levy will not be certified as required.
'otal Amount of
Transaction:
Fundinp Source:
CostlRevenue Budgeted:
ActiviW Number:
Financial information:
(Explain)
� � OS- �63`
Council Member Benanav moves to:
amend the Mayor's proposed property tax Ievy increase for
the 2006 City budgets from 3% increase to 5%.
The additional 2% raised ($1,279,000) would be for the
City's General Debt Service Fund to pay for existing debf
service. See attached.
And moves to inciude the following resolve:
Be it finally resolved that Mayor Kelly is requested to assist
the City Council in identifying additzonal spending cuts to
his Proposed 2006 General Fund operating budget.
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L'I'I`Y �F' SA� PA�. 390 Ciry Ha1l Telephone: 651-266-8510
Randy C. Ke[Ly, Mayor I S Wes[ Ke1logg Boulevard Facsimile: 651-266-8573
Saint Paul, MN 55102 •
September 12, 2005
Council President Kathy Lantry
and Saint Paul City Councilmembers
Suite 310, City Hail
I S West Kellogg Boulevard
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Dear Council President Lantry and Councilmembers:
I have vetoed CF OS-834, a resolution setting the proposed maximum tax levy to finance
the 2006 City budget.
On August 11, I presented the City Council with a proposed budget that preserved current
levels of services to citizens, and also made significant new investments in public safety
staffing. The proposed 2006 budget now before the Council is balanced, and includes a
proposal for a 3% ta�� levy increase, an amount necessazy to fund my recommended
increases in public safety expenditures.
A majority of the Council has instead supported a 5% taa� increase next year, not because
they find tYie 2006 budget unbalanced, or even because tkey prefer a larger overall level
of spending in 2006. The basis for proposing a tax increase 67% higher than my
recommendation is appazently a concern that the 2007 budget may require more tases,
and they would prefer to tax more next yeaz in order to accwnulate funds for use in the
following year.
I reject this approach, and so I have vetoed the resolution. I believe that t� increases
should be a last resort after other available financial resources have been utilized, and that
when additional tax revenues are needed, they should only be imposed when required—
not a year or more ahead of time.
I urge the Council to support my original recommendafions for the 2006 proposed levy
and related public safety investments.
S�ely, „ , ..
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� Randy C. Kelly �'�P �. �
Mayor
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