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VICTORIA LEVY TO INCREASE BY 5.4% REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES BY 4.9% According to Finance Director Jylan Johnson, the city portion of the property tax paid on Victoria homes will only increase for 2009 if the property valuation as determined by the Carver County Assessor increases. Victoria Councilmembers proposed the following tax levy August 28th:
LEVY PROPOSED FOR 2009 General Fund Levy ..............................$3,475,209 Field House Special Rev. Fund Levy .......$326,800 Diethelm Park Land Lease ........................$90,000 G.O. Equipment Certificate of 2004 .........$74,786 G.O. 2002 Improvement Bonds ..................$7,020 G.O. 2004 Improvement Bonds ..............$100,776 G.O. 2006 Improvement Bonds ..............$180,322 G.O. 2007 Improvement Bonds ..............$107,567 TOTAL CERTIFIED LEVY ....................$4,362,480
The total levy for 2009 is a 5.4% increase over the levy for pay 2008. It requires an additional $223,781 in taxes. Councilmembers adopted the following 2009 General Fund Operating Budget.
BUDGET PROPOSED FOR 2009 General Fund Operating Revenues General Fund Property Tax .................$3,510,209 Licenses and Permits .............................$150,220 Inter-governmental Revenue ...................$114,361 Charges for Services .............................$242,186 Fines .......................................................$16,450 Miscellaneous Revenue ...........................$10,834 TOTAL REVENUES ............................$4,044,260
The City of Victoria is anticipating revenue in 2009 from 35 new home permits in addition to roughly 2,200 existing homes and other sources of revenue. Overall expenditures are proposed to increase by $190,556 or 4.9%.
General Fund Operating Expenditures General Government Mayor/Council .........................................$25,617 Administration ......................................$531,065 Finance .................................................$201,569 Elections ...................................................$7,000 Professional Services ............................$272,025 Planning and Zoning ..............................$193,594 Government Building ...............................$32,914 TOTAL GENERAL GOV’T ............$1,263,784
Public Safety Police/Sheriff ........................................$292,079 Fire Protection ......................................$359,022 Civil Defense .........................................$244,704 Civil Defense ................................................$900 Animal Control .............................................$700 TOTAL PUBLIC SAFETY ................$897,405 Public Works General Maintenance/Streets .................$666,745 Snow Removal ........................................$20,000 Street Lighting ........................................$72,339 Signal Lights .............................................$4,242 Composting/Recycling ...............................$6,248 TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS ................$769,574
Park and Recreation Recreation Activities ...............................$85,013 Appropriation to Field House ....................$15,875 Park and Recreation ..............................$162,615 Park Maintenance .................................$171,645 TOTAL PARK & RECREATION .......$435,148
Miscellaneous TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS ..............$495,017
TOTAL OF ABOVE ..............................$3,860,928 Increase in General Fund Reserve ..........$183,332 TOTAL EXPENDITURES .................... $4,044,260
“We are not going up to the levy limit as imposed by the state,” said Finance Director Jylan Johnson, pointing out the 5.4% falls short of the 6.19% allowed. As for the additional several thousands dollars placed into the line item for mayor and councilmember 2009 salaries, Administrator Don Uram said, “I asked Jylan to plug in approximately a 50% increase.” A final budget is adopted in December. Stated Councilmember Tim Amundsen, “I’m not laying off people and then taking a raise for me.” He voted against the resolution adopting the proposed 2009 general fund operating budget. The budget includes a payment of $75,000 to the fire department capital improvement fund and $70,000 to the public works capital improvement fund. Approximately 36% of the budget goes to wages and benefits.
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