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ADMINISTRATION
Mayor
dulienne l, lZyclcoff
Councibnembers
Robert .4. b?illiams
Bruce Na¥~rocki
Tammera Ericson
Bruce Kelzenberg
Cit~ Mana. ger
b?alter R. Fehst
The following is the agenda for the Truth in Taxation Hearing of the City Council to be held at 7:00 p.m. on
Monday, December 6, 2004 in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 590 40th Avenue N.E., Colmubia
Heights, Mi~mesota.
'Il The City of Columbia Heights does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to, or treatment or
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employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodation will be provide_d to allow individuals with
disabilities to participate in all City of Colmnbia Heights' services, programs, and activities. Auxiliary aids for disabled persons are
available upon request when the request is made at least 96 hours in advance. Please call the Deputy City Clerk at 763-706-3611,
to make arrangements. (TDD/706-3692 for deaf or hearing impaired only)
Call to Order - Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance
Presentation of 2005 Budget and Tax Levy hfformation
a. Walt Fehst, City Manager, will present budget overview information.
b. William J. Elrite, Finance Director, will graphic budget information using Power Point
c. Presentation by staff on department needs (10 minntes each)
i. Tom Jolmson, Chief of Police
ii. Charlie Thompson, Fire Clzief and Jolm Larkin, Firefighter
iii.Becky Loader, Library Director and Marsha Tubbs, Children's Librarian
d. Walt Fehst, City manager Budget Presentation Summation
e. Public Comments
f. City Council conuuents
4. Adiourmnent
Walter R. Fehst, City Manager
THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN EMPLOYMENT OR THE PROVIBION OF SERVICES
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
City of Columbia Heights
Truth in Taxation Hearing
on the 2005 Proposed Budget
and Property Taxes
December 6, 2004
TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING
ON THE 2005 PROPOSED BUDGET
AND PROPERTY TAXES
Table of Contents
2005 Budget Message .........................................................
2005 Revenue by Source ......................................................
2005 All Budgetary Funds Expenditures By Functional Area ..........
2005 All Budgetary Funds Expenditures By Classification .............
2005 Sources of General Fund, Library Fund, and EDA Revenue...
2005 General, Library, and EDA Expenditures by Classification ....
General Fund Percent of Fund by Department ............................
Changes in State Aid ...........................................................
Proposed Property Taxes .....................................................
Where Your Property Taxes Go ...............................................
Property Tax History from 1997 to 2005 ....................................
Tax Levies Payable .............................................................
Cumulative LGA Lost ...........................................................
LGA and Tax Levy History ...................................................
Total Tax Supported Budgets .................................................
What will $30 a Month Buy? ...................................................
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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
2005 BUDGET MESSAGE
The budget message and document have been put together to comply with the City Charter and
state statute requirements for providing budget information and adopting a proposed budget and
a proposed tax levy. Under state statutes the City of Columbia Heights must adopt a proposed
budget and a proposed tax levy and certify it to the County Auditor's office prior to September 15.
The City then has until December 28 to adopt and certify a final budget and levy to the County
Auditor's office. The final levy can be less than the proposed levy but it cannot be greater than
the proposed levy. Based on this, staff traditionally recommends establishing a proposed levy
that is adequate to cover budgetary needs with the understanding that as the budget process is
finalized, the City Council has the opportunity to reduce the final property tax levy.
Budget Format
The City of Columbia Heights budget is prepared and distributed in a summary format that
includes useful narrative information highlighting department activities, objectives, and budget
summary. This format is designed to provide the user of the budget with a more descriptive
narrative explaining the highlights of the budget. Under this format the budget is broken down
into ten functional areas and is prepared with a summary for each of these areas along with a
detailed budget workbook for the City Council to utilize during their budget review. The summary
budget book is then again summarized in a public document that is used for the City's public
budget adoption meeting and for any required Truth in Taxation hearings. The budget message
follows the format of the overall budget and provides a narrative section summarizing each of the
functional areas along with overall summary information regarding the budget document, the total
budget, property taxes, and other revenue sources.
Budget Overview
Budget Highlights
The budget has followed a steady downward trend and has not kept up with inflation for several
years due to levy limits. With the imposition of levy limits and no significant new revenue
sources, it has been difficult for the City of Columbia Heights to maintain cost of living increases
in the budget and impossible to increase the budget to provide expanded services to residents.
This situation worsened in 2003 when the state reduced state aid by $696,700. This situation
continued with the 2004 budget. In 2004 the state reduced aid to the City by $1,048,796 and
allowed the City to only make up 60% of this reduction or approximately $629,296 in a property
tax increase. For the 2005 budget the City will lose an additional $544,726 in local government
aid (LGA), which the City Manager has proposed to make up through a property tax levy
increase. Looking to the future, the City is also scheduled to lose an additional $338,380 in LGA
for the budget year of 2006. This will bring our total annual reduction in LGA to $1,931,902. The
bottom line of this is that the 2004 budget was significantly reduced and the City Manager has
recommended that we "hold-the-line" on that budget with no increases for inflation in 2005 or
2006. Although a portion of the aid lost has been made up through a property tax levy, the actual
budget has seen a reduction and no inflationary increase for three years. The following charts
reflect this reduction in LGA and the effect of the "hold-the-line" budget.
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As mentioned above, the state legislature greatly reduced state aid to the City of Columbia
Heights in 2002. The following chart reflects what the City received in state aid for the years
2001 through 2004 and includes the projection for 2005 and 2006.
2001 2002 2003 2003 2004 2005 2006
Adopted Adopted Adopted Revised Adopted Proposed Projected
Budget Budget Budget Budget Budget Budget Budget
HACA 1,004,368 0 0 0 0 0 0
LGA 2,385,618 2,589,420 2,651,999 1,955,299 1,603,203 1,058,477 720,097
Total 3,389,986 2,589,420 2,651,999 1,955,299 1,603,203 1,058,477 720,097
Change from PriorYear 60,835 (800,566) 62,579 (696,700) (352,096) (544,730) (338,380)
Following the guidelines established by the state legislature and governor, the City of Columbia
Heights has passed a significant amount of the aid reductions on to residents in the form of a
property tax levy increase. It should be noted that although the City and County had property tax
levy increases as a result of state legislation in 2002, in that year there was a large offset to this
because the state drastically increased aid to school districts and the levy reduction by school
districts was greater than the levy increase from the City and County. Then, for both the years
2003 and 2004, the City levy increase was less than the state LGA reduction the City received;
2005 is the first year where the City is actually proposing to make up the entire state LGA
decrease through a levy increase. The following property tax chart represents the City Manager's
recommended budget. This does not include the City Council's cost of living increase to the
proposed 2005 levy.
PROPERTY TAXES, 2003 - 2007
Property Taxes 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Adopted Adopted Proposed Proposed Proposed
Library 433,585 433,585 433,585 433,585 433,585
EDA 140,569 84,965 84,965 84,965 84,965
General Fund 4,243,830 4,299,434 4,928,710 5,473,436 5,811,816
Lost LGA Levy Increase 629,276 544,726 338,380 0
Cost of Living Levy Increase 268,466
Total Levy 4,817,984 5,447,260 5,991,986 6,330,366 6,598,832
Levy Increase from Prior (6,146) 629,276 544,726 338,380 268,466
Year
The final factor in the property tax formula is the state legislature's restructuring of class rate
percentages for real property taxes payable in 1997 and for future years. The class rate changes
made during this period of time had a major effect on residential property, as there was a
considerable shift in tax capacity value from commercial-industrial and residential non-homestead
to residential homestead property. As shown in the following table, residential homestead
property shows no change in class rate for the first $72,000 of value. There is a slight decrease
in class rate for higher priced homes. However, there was a significant decrease in class rate for
commercial-industrial property and residential non-homestead property. The result of this is that
although there was a small reduction for residential property, there was a far greater reduction for
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non-residential property that, in effect, shifts a significant amount of the property tax payment to
residential non-homestead property from other properties.
CLASS RATE PERCENTAGES BY REAL PROPERTY TYPE
TAXES PAYABLE 1997 THROUGH 2005
Real Property Payable Payable Payable Payable Payable Payable Payable
Description 1997 1998 1999 2000 and 2002 2003 2004 and
Class Class Class 2001 Class Class 2005
Rate Rate Rate Class Rate Rate Rate Class Rate
Residential homestead
First $72,000 1.00%
Over $72,000 2.00%
First $75,000 1.00% 1 .oO%
Over $75,000 1.85% 1.70%
First $76,000 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
$76,000 - $500,000 1.65% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Over $500,000 1.25% 1.25% 1.25%
Commercial-Industrial
and public utility
First $100,000 3.00%
Over $100,000 4.60%
First $150,000 2.70% 2.45% 2.40% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50%
Over $150,000 4.00% 3.50% 3.40% 2.00% 2.00% 2.00%
Residential non-homestead, 1
unit
First $72,000 2.30% 2.10% 1.70%
Over $72,000 2.30% 2.10% 1.70%
First $75,000
Over $75,000
First $76,000 1.65% 1.50% 1.25% 1.25%
$76,000 - $500,000 1.65% 1.50% 1.25% 1.25%
Over $500,000 1.65% 1.50% 1.25% 1.25%
Residential non-homestead, 2-3
units and undeveloped land 2.30% 2.10% 1.70% 1.65% 1.50% 1.25% 1.25%
Residential non-homestead
4 or more units 3.40% 2.90% 2.50% 2.40% 1.80% 1.50% 1.25%
Low Income 1.00% 0.90% 1.00% 1.25%
Economic Environment
As indicated in the Moody's Municipal Credit Rating for the City of Columbia Heights, our finances
remain satisfactory with reasonable reserves. However, Moody's did state that the General Fund
reserve of 40% of the General Fund expenditures was adequate, but as a rating agency they
would prefer to see a 50% level. As a result of this review by Moody's, the City has retained an
A1 bond rating. In this rating review Moody's also commended the City Manager for the foresight
to look at a three-year budget process rather than the traditional one-year budget plan.
In general, the City's revenue structure is somewhat vulnerable to economic pressure as for 2005
the City will still be receiving $1,058,477 in LGA. This is slated to decrease the $720,000 in 2006.
However, as the state's financial condition continues to worsen there is always the potential that
this amount of aid could be reduced further. The City still maintains a cash flow fund balance
equal to 45% of the general operating fund budget. This is necessary as the City does not
receive any significant revenue from state aid or property taxes in the first six months of the year.
Without this fund balance it would be necessary for the City to borrow money to operate with
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during the six months of the year. The City's primary source of increased revenue is through
property tax levies. Over the past several years the City Council has maintained a very
conservative profile by increasing property taxes by minimal percentages. The only exception to
this has been the decision to increase property taxes to make up for a portion of the lost state aid.
To maintain the quality of services provided to the residents of Columbia Heights, it will be
necessary to look at more aggressive increases in the property tax levy.
Significant Highlights on Expenditures
"Hold- the-Line" Budgets
For the 2005 budget preparation the City Manager instructed all division and department heads to
prepare a "hold-the-line" budget. This necessitated absorbing all inflation for 2005 into the
current budget allocation. The most noteworthy portion of this was in the area of personnel.
When the 2004 budget was completed union contracts had not been settled. Subsequently, the
2004 budget did not include funds for cost of living increases. In 2004 the City Council finalized
collective bargaining agreements and granted employees a 2% pay increase effective July 1,
2004. In addition to this they granted a 2% pay increase in salaries for 2005. This equated to a
4% pay increase adjustment for the 2005 budget. As personnel is a major cost factor in the City's
budget, even a small pay increase has a major effect on budgets.
The following chart reflects 15 positions in the City that were either eliminated from the budget or
left vacant in 2004.
POSITION FTE In 2004 Budget
Yes No
Accounting Clerk II-Assessing 1 1
Administration Clerk 0.75 0.75
Police Officer 4 2 2
Community Service Officer 2 2
Public Works Clerical 1 1
Maintenance Worker 1 1
Maintenance III-Utilities 1 1
Secretary II Permits/Licenses 0.75 0.75
Recreation Coordinator 1 1
Building Official 0.5 0.5
Firefighter 1 1 0
Accountant 1 1
TOTAL 15.00 6.00 9.00
* Full-time position filled at 3/4 time; half-time position not filled.
** Seasonal was hired for summers of 2003 and 2004.
This was funded through the 21 st Centm'y Grant.
***Building Inspector was reduced to a 20 hr a week contract position.
As you can see from this chart, of the 15 vacant positions, nine were actually deleted from the
budget while six remained in the budget but were not filled. Of these six unfilled positions in
2004, three of them have actually been removed from the 2005 budget. Those removed from the
2005 budget are one police officer, one public works maintenance III position, and one
accountant. This left one police officer and one firefighter in the 2005 budget and it is anticipated
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that these positions will be filled in 2005. Staff is also recommending that the City Council add
back one police officer and a fulltime building official for the final adopted 2005 budget.
The following chart shows the tax-supported funds budget for 2003, the reductions to the 2004
and proposed 2005 budgets alon'g with the City Manager's recommendations or budget
projections for 2006 and 2007.
Total Tax Supported Budgets
General Fund, Library Fund, EDA Fund
10,000,000
9,500,000
9,000,000
8,500,000
8,000,000
7,500,000
7,ooo,ooo
6,500,000
6,000,000
5,500,000
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
As you can see from the above chart, the 2004 budget decreased by $770,928 from 2003 and we
are "holding-the-line" and keeping the budget at this same level for 2005 and 2006 with a 3%
increase for 2007 that amounts to $268,466. The net result of this is that the 2007 budget will still
be $502,462 less than the adopted 2003 budget. This in itself is noteworthy. However, when you
take into consideration that all pay increases and other inflationary factors have been absorbed
into this budgeting level, all managers should be complimented for their effo~-ts in holding the line
on expenses and still providing a high level of service to residents.
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Conclusion
The above narrative should provide an overview of the most salient changes and assumptions
included in the budget. The budget for 2004 went way beyond a "hold-the-line" budget. It made
significant reductions to all functional areas. Staff has maintained the same budget level for 2005
and is projecting to also maintain this level for 2006. Even with this major reduction of
expenditures, it was necessary to implement a 13% increase in the certified levy for 2004 to make
up 60% of the state aid reductions to the City. This levy increase equated to approximately a
21% increase in City property taxes for 2004. In 2005 the City Manager recommended a
proposed levy that would only make up for the loss in LGA. The City Council increased this
proposed levy by $250,000 for cost of living. This equated to a levy increase for 2005 of 14.6%
or an increase in City property taxes of 21%. Although these property tax increases are
considerable, they still do not make up for the full amount of lost aid in 2004 and 2005. This has
necessitated significant budget and staff reductions.
Truth in Taxation Hearing
At the Truth in Taxation hearing on December 6, 2004 staff will be making recommendations to
the City Council to add back a fulltime police officer at a cost of $58,252, to add back $4,410 to
the library to reinstate the summer reading program and make up for cuts in supplies and
periodicals, and to add $32,760 for increased health insurance costs. There also will be a
recommendation to add $19,375 to Community Development to upgrade the City Planner
position and re-hire a fulltime building inspector. In addition to these add-backs there is a
recommendation for a cut of $19,100 in the Mayor-Council budget for the reduction of travel,
training and contingencies. The net result of these adds and cuts is a net increase to the City
Manager's proposed budget of $95,697. However, the bright side to this is that the proposed tax
levy adopted by the City Council on September 6, 2004 included $250,000 for cost of living
increases. As staff has absorbed the cost of living increases in the budget and is only
recommending a $95,697 add-back, the net result is that the proposed levy can be reduced by
$154,303. This will result in a property tax savings from the Truth in Taxation notices that were
mailed to all residents.
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All Budgetary Funds
Revenue By Source
2005 Budget
Net Sales Liquor
$1,635,800
Transfers in &
Non Revenue
Receipts
$3,185,350
Allocations
$75,OOO
Sales & Related
Charges
$4,316,020
Miscellaneous
$1,036,118
Fines and
Forfeits
$t35,ooo
Charges for
Services
$428,998
Taxes
$5,991,986
Debt Service
and
HRA Taxes
$941,566
Licenses &
Permits
$318,800
Intergovernment
al
Revenue
$1,036,118
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All Budgetary Funds
Expenditures By Functional Area
2005 Budget
Public Works
Other
$5,577,234
Recreation
$624,300
Administration
$876,163
Debt Service
$2,537,6O7
Community
Development
$763,752
Finance
$1,158,254
Public Works
General Fund
$1,977,027
Police
$2,608,635
Liquor
$1,319,480
Library
$631,271
Fire
$1,048,471
General
Government
$2,341,639
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Supplies
$3,922,927
All Budgetary Funds
Expenditures by Classification
2005 Budget
Other Services
& Charges
$3,359,698
Capital Outlay
$1,578,692
Debt Service
$2,537,607
Contingencies &
Transfers
$364,220
lPersonal
Services
$8,396,379
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General Fund, Library, and EDA Fund
Sources of Revenue
2005 Budget
Other
$595,821
Transfers
$491,266
Charges for
Services
$504,350
Intergovernmental
$1,890,783
Taxes
$5,608,626
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General Fund, Library, and EDA Fund
Expenditures by Classification
2005 Budget
Contingencies
& Transfers
7.49%
Capital Outlay
0.48%
Other Services
& Charges
18.83%
Supplies
5.66%
Personai
Services
67.54%
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General Fund
Percent of Fund by Department
2005 Budget
Public Works
24.01%
Recreation
7.58%
Mayor-Council
Assessing
Legal
5.98%
City Manager
4.66%
Finance
7.47%
Fire
12.07%
Police
30.92%
General
Government
7.3O%
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Changes in State Aid
2002 Adopted 2003 Adopted 2003 Revised 2004 Adopted 2005 Proposed
Budget Budget Budget Budget Budget
HACA 0 0 0 0
LGA 2,589,420 2,651,999 1,955,299 1,603,203 1,058,473
Total 2,589,420 2,651,999 1,955,299 1,603,203 1,058,473
iOhange from
Prior Year (800,566) 62,579 (696,700) (352,096) (544,730)
Note: In 2002 the State eliminated the HACA payment to cities. The loss of HACA to Columbia Heights
was $1,005,368. At the same time, the State increased LGA by $203,802. The net result was a loss of
$800,566 in State Aid.
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Proposed Property Taxes
2003-2005
Property Taxes 2003 2004 2005
Adopted Adopted Proposed
Library 433,585 433,585 433,585
EDA 14,0,569 84,965 84,965
General Fund 4,243,830 4,299,434 4,928,710
Lost LGA Levy Increase 629,276 544,726
Cost of Living Levy Increase 250,000
Total Levy 4,817,984 5,447,260 6,241,986
Levy Increase. from Prior Year (6,146) 629,276 794,726
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County
30%
WHERE YOUR PROPERTY TAXES GO
Payable 2004
Miscellaneous
7%
School
21%
City
43%
County
29%
WHERE YOUR PROPERTY TAXES GO
Payable 2005
Miscellaneous
7%
City
46%
School
19%
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City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota
Property Tax History from 1997 to 2005
On Five Selected Properties
Est Mkt Value 2004 184,800 200,400 140,800 177,000 190,400
Est Mkt Value 2005 202,200 220,000 150,000 216,500 229,800
Taxable Value 2004 167,300 162,400 128,600 177,000 190,400
Taxable Value 2005 192,400 186,800 147,900 203,600 219,000
Property Identification Number
Year R36 ** ** 41 0042 R36 ** ** 13 0043 I R25 ** ** 41 0157 R25 ** ** 22 0047 R25 ** ** 21 0097
2005 2,068.62 1,967.74 1,480.48 2,178.03 2,371.07
2004 1,823.95 1,740.40 1,300.14 1,930.17 2,104.45
2003 1,587.93 1,513.69 1,128.58 1,751.27 1,835.57
2002 1,697.96 1,622.21 1,215.65 1,873.16 1,962.91
2001 1,724.55 1,648.69 1,198.27 1,957.54 2,146.22
2000 1,568.26 1,515.30 1,071.81 2,038.67 2,069.82
1999 1,619.32 1,451.44 1,007.19 1,652.56 1,955.62
1998 1,742.06 1,547.69 1,055.55 1,820.10 2,110.15
1997 2,027.80 1,798.04 1,169.61 2,041.79 2,467.61
Increase from 2004 to 2005 244.67 227.34 180.34 247.86 266.62
Increase from 2003 to 2005 480.69 454.05 351.90 426.76 535.50
(Decrease) Increase from
1997 to 2005 40.82 169.70 310.87 136.24 (96.54)
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City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota
TAX LEVIES PAYABLE2002 - 2005
2002 2003 2004 2005
Adopted Adopted Adopted Proposed
General Fund 4,095,527 4,243,830 4,299,434 4,928,710
Library 591,588 433,585 433,585 433,585
EDA 137,015 140,569 84,965 84,965
Lost LGA Levy Increase 629,276 544,726
Cost of Living Levy Increase 250,000
Total Levy 4,824,130 4,817,984 5,447,260 6,241,986
MARKET VALUE (PAYABLE 2004) 63,300
MARKET VALUE (PAYABLE 2005) 74,400
County City School Other Total
2003 Taxes 128 160 137 19 444
2004 Taxes 139 193 152 19 503
2005 Proposed Taxes 152 228 167 20 567
Amount of Increase 2004/2005 13 35 15 1 64
MARKET VALUE (PAYABLE 2004) 103,700
MARKET VALUE (PAYABLE 2005) 119,300
County City School Other Total
2003 Taxes 236 297 239 37 809
2004 Taxes 270 375 277 36 958
2005 Proposed Taxes 310 464 307 40 1,121
Amount of Increase 2004/2005 40 89 30 4 163
MARKET VALUE (PAYABLE 2004) 139,900
MARKET VALUE (PAYABLE 2005) 160,800
County City School Other Total
2003 Taxes 362 456 348 55 1,221
2004 Taxes 405 563 400 55 1,423
2005 Proposed Taxes 458 686 439 59 1,642
Amount of Increase 2004/2005 53 123 39 I 4 219
MARKET VALUE (PAYABLE 2004) i 72,700
MARKET VALUE (PAYABLE 2005) 195,700
County City School Other Total
2003 Taxes 477 600 447 89 1,613
2004 Taxes 528 734 513 90 1,865
2005 Proposed Taxes 583 873 550 104 2,110
Amount of ncrease 2004/2005 55 139 37 14 245
MARKET VALUE (PAYABLE 2004) 208,700
MARKET VALUE (PAYABLE 2005) 240,000
County City School Other Total
2003 Taxes 601 757 554 92 2,004
2004 Taxes 661 919 635 89 2,304
2005 Proposed Taxes 740 1,108 690 96 2,634
Amount of Increase 2004/2005 79 189 55 7 330
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Cumulative LGA Lost
3,000,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
2003 2003 2004 2005 2006
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7,500,000
6,500,000
5,500,000
4,500,000
3,500,000
2,500,000
1,500,000
500,000
LGA and Tax Levy History
[] LGA []Tax Levy I
I
2003 2004 2005
2003 2004 2005
~G~,,,~,~,~,,~, 2,651,999 1,603,203 1,058,473
Tax/e~ 4,817,984 5,447,260 6,241,986
Total 7,469,983 7,050,463 7,300,459
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Total Tax Supported Budgets General
Fund, Library Fund, EDA Fund
10,000,000
9,500,000
9,000,000
8,500,000
8,000,000
7,500,000
7,000,000
6,500,000
6,000,000
5,500,000
2003
2004
2005
2006
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WHAT WILL
(Based on
$30 A MONTH BUY?
2005 Property Tax)
$30 a Month Buys Quality and Quantity
in the City of Columbia Heights
Telephone
Pizza for four
Two Twins Tickets
Columbia Heights City Services
Basic Cable TV
Parks Streets Police Fire Library
The average home in Columbia Heights pays $30 per month in city real estate taxes. The average Columbia Heights
resident will spend $30 every month on various services and pleasures, such as pizza and pop for four at a local
restaurant, basic cable TV for the family, monthly phone services, etc. The best value for your money in Columbia Heights
is still all of the city services that $30 of your monthly property taxes will buy!
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