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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 261 - Establishing the 2021 Preliminary Property Tax Levy & 2021 Budget Hearing RESOLUTION Establishing the 2021 Preliminary Property Tax Levy and 2021 Budget Hearing. WHEREAS, the City annually adopts an operating levy and annual budget for the coming year in accordance with the City’s Home Rule Charter and Minnesota Statutes; and, WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes section 275.065, subd. 1, requires cities to certify a maximum proposed levy and preliminary budget on or before September 30, 2020, and to establish a public meeting date for the purpose of discussing said proposed levy and budget; and, WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Rochester has reviewed the preliminary budget and levy. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester as follows: 1. The preliminary 2021 net tax levy to be certified to the Olmsted County Auditor is $79,524,771.00, which is a 0% increase, and is hereby established as the maximum possible net tax levy for property tax payable in 2021. 2. The recommended budget amount of $476,030,973.00 has been reviewed and potential financing sources identified as well as priorities and programs for 2021. 3. Monday, December 7, 2020, is hereby established for the public hearing and final adoption of the recommended 2021 budget and tax levy. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2020. ___________________________________ PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL ATTEST: __________________________ CITY CLERK APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2020. ___________________________________ MAYOR OF SAID CITY (Seal of the City of Rochester, Minnesota)