Adopt Resolution #19-225 Adopting Proposed 2020 Payable Tax Levies (General, EDA and Debt Service) and Schedule Public Hearing for December 10, 2019; Adopt Resolution #19-226 Adopting Proposed 2020 General Fund Budget and Resolution #19-227 Adopting Proposed 2020 EDA Budget.

Purpose:  Each taxing authority must certify its proposed preliminary property tax levies for payable 2020 to the County Auditor by September  30, 2019. A budget/levy slide presentation will be provided that will outline the city's proposed 2020 levies and General Fund Budget.  The levy as presented reflects the consensus of the City Council at the final preliminary budget/levy work session on September 10, 2019.  Proposed 2020 Payable Tax Levy: Proposed Tax Levies: General Fund Levy:                                                                                                        $10,703,409 EDA Levy (Included in General Levy)                                                                                   91,413 (EDA presented 8/8/19 & 9/12/19) Debt Service Levy – CIP Bond-(Fire Station #2) (Being Requested)                                  262,358 Debt Service Levy – CIP Bond(Municipal Center) (Being Requested)                            1,117,813 Debt Service Levy - 2013 Equipment Certificate  (Being Requested)                                   66,073 Debt Service Levy - 2014 Equipment Certificates                                                                 99,380  Reconstruction Debt - Andrie & Overlays (Being Requested)                                               66,377 Reconstruction Debt - Sunwood Drive & Alpine (Being Requested)                                    48,877 Reconstruction Debt - River's Bend & Stanhope Terrace (Being Requested)                       57,467 Reconstruction Debt - Garnet Street & Overlays (Being Requested)                                    28,542      TOTAL PROPOSED LEVY – 2020                                                                        $12,541,709 Based upon the proposed levy, the City's tax rate is projected to decrease in 2020, subject to final property and tax calculations by the County.  The attached resolution, as it is presented, reflects a levy of $12,541,709. The proposed levy for 2020 reflects a $710,373 (6.00% increase) over the adopted levy in 2019 of $11,831,336. The levy increase of $710,373 is mostly attributed to personnel:       $685,545 Personnel Increase from 2019 to 2020 (Due to Leap Year each full-time employee is budgeted with additional 8 hours) $490,107 (non-discretionary) of increase is related to 3% Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA)  and heath insurance costs increases that were entered into as part of the 2019-2020 Union Contract settlements with Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS) for Patrol, Sergeants and Captains and Afscme and also state mandated PERA rate adjustments (from 16.95% to 17.70% for police and fire personnel. $38,600 for election judges.  3 elections are budgeted including a presidential primary $35,538 - Personnel Addition of a Full-time Planning Technician (offset with phased retirement of Community Development Assistant and position reclasses of the current HR Administrative Assistant to HR Generalist,  Community Development Director to Deputy City Administrator, Fire Marshall to Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshall and Engineering Technician III to Civil Engineer II. $121,300 - Non Union Personnel:  Includes same 3% Cola and health insurance increases as those documented in union agreements. 2020 Proposed General Fund Budget:  $13,413,871  ($12,838,782 - Year 2019) 2020 Proposed EDA Budget:  $98,913 ($109,163 - Year 2019)     All EDA and General Fund documents are included together, as the EDA levy calculated into the total general levy calculation of the city and thus accounts for the several motions listed below. While the proposed levy can always be reduced, it cannot be increased without "higher" level approval through an appeals process.   The proposed levy must be certified to Anoka County by Monday, September 30, 2019.  Therefore, the Council must make a decision this week in regard to the amount of this levy.  If the proposed levy is not passed for any reason, the adopted 2019 levy will be certified as the cities payable 2020 levy. Schedule Budget Public Hearing Date: The Truth-in-Taxation (TNT) law was changed in 2009. The City is no longer required to hold a special TNT hearing or to publish a notice of the TNT hearing. In lieu of the eliminated formal TNT hearing, the City is required to hold a regularly scheduled meeting at which the budget and levy will be discussed. The City may adopt the budget and levy immediately following. The public meeting must be held between November 25 and December 30 and held after 6:00 P.M. Staff is recommending that the public meeting be held at its regularly scheduled meeting of December 10, 2019, with adoption of the 2020 General Fund Budget and levy to immediately follow. The public meeting date must be certified to Anoka County by Monday, September 30, 2019; therefore, the City Council must make a decision as to the date selected for the 2020 payable public meeting at tonight's meeting.

As this is the adoption of a preliminary levy that can be amended (only lowered) no alternatives are being listed.  Budget work sessions until final adoption in December will allow for alternations if needed

No funding required.

Based on the consensus of the City Council at its work session of September 10, 2019, recommend authorization of preliminary levy in the amount of $12,541,709 with the possibility of reduction prior to City Council adoption of the final levy on December 10, 2019 and to schedule the city of Ramsey's budget/levy public meeting on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 7:00 P.M.

Motion to recommend Council adopt Resolution #19-225 Approving the Proposed 2019, Payable 2020 Tax Levy and to schedule the city of Ramsey's budget/levy public meeting on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.