HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 09September 17, 2018 Item No.________
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY 2019 PROPERTY TAX LEVY
AND PRELIMINARY 2019 BUDGET
Proposed Action
Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Move to approve the resolution
approving the Preliminary 2019 Property Tax Levy and Preliminary 2019 Budget and setting the
Budget Public Hearing to be held on Monday, December 3, 2018 at 7:00 pm in the Council
Chambers.
Overview
Passage of this resolution will result in the approval of the 2019 preliminary tax levy of
$30,241,820 and preliminary 2019 General Fund budget as discussed at the August 27 and
September 10 Council work sessions and will set the date for the budget public hearing.
The City Council has reviewed primary drivers of revenue and expenditure changes for the
preliminary 2019 General Fund budget and proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
Budgets for other Funds will be discussed at upcoming scheduled City Council work sessions.
The proposed 2019 budget includes the following changes:
Personnel:
o Police Dept - Sergeant (full-time) – this replaces one full-time police officer
position
o Police Dept – Records Technician (full-time) – in conjunction with purchase of
body worn cameras
o Arts Center –Administrative Assistant (part-time) – grant funded
o Fire Dept – Firefighters - Convert from pay-per-call to pay-per-hour
compensation
o Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) and adjustments from the Compensation
and Classification Study completed in 2018
o Transition to full year for 2019 for new positions added in 2018
Equipment:
o Police Dept – body worn cameras and in-car video upgrades
The overall change in the General Fund expenditures is a 3.4% increase from 2018 which is in
line with the consumer price index (CPI) for the Minneapolis region and the personnel changes
noted above.
The proposed 2019 levy shown below is a $2.2 million increase over the 2018 levy.
Proposed Change
2019 From 2018
Levy ($)
General Fund 21,332,000$ 1,252,618$
Street Reconstruction - (50,000)
Pavement Management Fund 1,100,000 (91,550)
Building Fund - (400,000)
Equipment Fund 525,000 -
Park Improvement Fund 175,000 -
Trail Improvement Fund - (111,200)
Debt Service Funds 7,109,820 1,640,402
TOTAL TAX LEVY 30,241,820$ 2,240,270$
Fund
Even though the tax levy is proposed to increase, the City tax capacity rate is anticipated to
decrease from 36.419% to 35.755%. The City has been fortunate to keep its tax rate relatively
low. Since 2013, the tax rate has declined primarily due to significant new construction growth.
Over the past ten years, new construction has added $1.15 billion to the taxable market value
of which $802 million or 70% of the growth has occurred in the past five years.
Some of the impacts of new construction (as reported in the 2017 Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report):
Population – increased from 55,954 in 2010 (U.S. Federal Census) to approximately
63,000 or 12-13%;
Street Miles – increased from 259 in 2010 to 291.4 or 12.5%;
Acres of parks, conservations areas and greenways – increased from 1,579 in 2010 to
1,600 or 1.3%;
Trails and sidewalks (paved miles) – increased from 97 in 2010 to 111 or 14.4%.
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City of Lakeville Tax Capacity Rates
The growth of the community and expectations for services puts pressure on the City’s
resources to provide the necessary personnel, equipment, technology, etc. Property taxes are
a primary funding source for many of the services (excluding utilities such as water and sewer)
provided to residents and businesses as follows:
provide about 76% of the funding needed in the General Fund to provide general
services such as police, fire, parks, administration, etc.
debt repayment for the city’s portion of street reconstruction projects and city facilities;
ongoing pavement management;
vehicle/equipment replacement and new (due to growth);
park and trail replacement;
Another important funding source has been the Liquor Fund. Without the contributions from
the Liquor Fund, additional funding would be required from the property tax levy or another
source. The 2019 budgets reflect approximately $1.337 million in transfers from the Liquor
Fund:
Debt Service – police station bonds - $400,000
Equipment Fund – capital equipment - $400,000
Debt Service – Galaxie store bonds - $274,000
General Fund – administration, technology, etc. - $159,000
Communications Fund – market specialist, fiber project - $99,000
Environmental Resources – household hazardous waste drop-off day - $5,000
The proposed 2019 City tax levy will result in an estimated $81 increase on the median value
home ($307,400) due to both a levy increase as well as a market value increase as determined
by the Dakota County Assessor.
Existing commercial properties, in the aggregate, decreased in market value by 14.6%. The
proposed 2019 City tax levy will result in an estimated $1,179 decrease on a commercial
property valued at $1 million with a 14.6% decrease in value. Individual circumstances will
determine the tax burden for each commercial property.
City councils are required, prior to September 30, to certify to the County Treasurer/Auditor the
date for the budget hearing. The purpose of the hearing is to present the budget and proposed
tax levy as well as provide property owners the opportunity to ask questions and make
comments.
The budget hearing is proposed to be held on Monday, December 3, 2018 at 7:00 PM in the
Council Chambers. The final approval of the budget and tax levy is scheduled for Monday,
December 3, 2018, as well.
Primary Issues to Consider
The City Council can adopt a final tax levy in December that is equal to or less than the
preliminary tax levy approved on September 17, 2018. The City Council may not,
however, adopt a final tax levy that is greater than the preliminary tax levy.
Supporting Information
Resolution establishing the preliminary 2019 property tax levy and preliminary 2019
budget and setting the public budget meeting;
General Fund Summary.
Financial Impact: $ Budgeted: Y☒ N☐ Source:
Related Documents: (CIP, ERP, etc.):
Envision Lakeville Community Values: Good Value for Public Services
Report Completed by: Jerilyn Erickson, Finance Director
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CITY OF LAKEVILLE
RESOLUTION No. ________
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY 2019 PROPERTY TAX LEVY
AND PRELIMINARY 2019 BUDGET
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lakeville, Minnesota that the
Preliminary 2019 tax levy in the amount of $30,241,820 is hereby approved as shown
on Exhibits A and B attached hereto.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lakeville,
Minnesota that the Preliminary 2019 Budget is hereby approved and adopted as
follows:
General Fund $28,704,693
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lakeville,
Minnesota that the Public Budget Hearing will be held on Monday, December 3, 2018
at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers.
ADOPTED by the Lakeville City Council this 17th day of September 2018.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
By: _____________________________
Douglas P. Anderson, Mayor
ATTEST:
________________________________
Charlene Friedges, City Clerk
EXHIBIT A
PRELIMINARY 2019 PROPERTY TAX LEVY
Total
Non-Debt Service Funds 23,132,000$
Debt Service:
HRA Lease Rev Ref Bonds 2016A 292,100$
Capital Improvement Ref Bonds 2014 556,718
G. O. Improvement Bonds 2009 223,415
G. O. Improvement Bonds 2011 128,357
G. O. Improvement Bonds 2012 466,680
G. O. Improvement Bonds 2013 308,134
G. O. Improvement Bonds 2014 434,055
G. O. Improvement Bonds 2015 354,556
G. O. Improvement Bonds 2016 711,733
G. O. Improvement Bonds 2017 324,511
G. O. Improvement Bonds 2018 627,400
G. O. Refunding Bonds 2012B 2,001,804
Street Reconstruction Bonds 2014B 148,109
Street Reconstruction Bonds 2017A 183,700
Street Reconstruction Bonds 2018B 348,548
Subtotal Debt 7,109,820$
Total 30,241,820$
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EXHIBIT B
PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR DEBT
2019
2019 CERTIFIED
BOND DESCRIPTION SERIES DEBT LEVY DEBT LEVY
STREET RECONSTRUCTION 2009A 419,543$ -$
REFUNDING 2009B 167,633$ 223,415$
IMPROVEMENT 2011A 148,357$ 128,357$
REFUNDING 2011B 82,249$ -$
IMPROVEMENT 2012A 500,109$ 466,680$
IMPROVEMENT 2013A 328,134$ 308,134$
IMPROVEMENT 2014A 964,871$ 434,055$
IMPROVEMENT 2015A 671,236$ 354,556$
WATER UTILITY REVENUE 2016A -$ -$
GENERAL OBLIGATION 2016B 812,420$ 711,733$
GENERAL OBLIGATION 2017A 675,686$ 508,211$
GENERAL OBLIGATION 2018A 627,401$ 627,401$
GENERAL OBLIGATION 2018B 348,548$ 348,548$
REFUNDING 2016A -$ 292,100$
9,081,999$ 7,109,820$
The following is a schedule of all debt which, at the time of issuance, included a
certification of future property tax levy. The following schedule - column B - provides
a list of debt listing actual tax levies for taxes payable 2019. The difference between
certification and actual is due to changes in funding sources such as interest on
investments, Liquor Fund contributions, special assessments, General Fund
(operating levies) and other contributing factors.
2018 2019 Percent
2017 Amended 2018 Working of
Actual Budget Estimate Budget Total
Revenues (Amount) (Percent) (Amount) (Percent)
General property taxes 18,967,562$ 20,055,586$ 20,060,167$ 21,315,407$ 76.4% 1,259,821$ 6.3% 1,255,240$ 6.3%
Licenses and permits 3,306,526 2,356,882 2,722,585 2,390,498 8.6% 33,616 1.4% (332,087) -12.2%
Intergovernmental 1,143,174 1,005,921 1,086,495 961,519 3.4% (44,402) -4.4% (124,976) -11.5%
Charges for services 2,733,938 2,926,300 2,929,739 2,731,549 9.8% (194,751) -6.7% (198,190) -6.8%
Court fines 392,514 425,000 346,000 346,000 1.2% (79,000) -18.6% - 0.0%
Investment income 116,686 90,071 108,000 120,000 0.4% 29,929 33.2% 12,000 11.1%
Miscellaneous 75,639 47,303 58,333 47,164 0.2%(139) -0.3%(11,169) -19.1%
Total revenues 26,736,039 26,907,063 27,311,319 27,912,137 100.0%1,005,074 3.7%600,818 2.2%
Expenditures
General government
Mayor and Council 97,636 107,230 99,467 113,250 0.4% 6,020 5.6% 13,783 13.9%
Committees and Commissions 93,156 87,600 83,718 68,218 0.2% (19,382) -22.1% (15,500) -18.5%
City administration 407,945 478,570 478,413 477,506 1.7% (1,064) -0.2% (907) -0.2%
City Clerk 136,540 201,157 208,412 148,586 0.5% (52,571) -26.1% (59,826) -28.7%
Legal counsel 77,936 80,000 78,296 81,000 0.3% 1,000 1.3% 2,704 3.5%
Planning 504,577 585,768 584,833 580,515 2.0% (5,253) -0.9% (4,318) -0.7%
Community and econ. development 318,925 366,222 380,724 375,237 1.3% 9,015 2.5% (5,487) -1.4%
Inspections 1,166,972 1,225,953 1,233,038 1,273,544 4.4% 47,591 3.9% 40,506 3.3%
General government facilities 512,854 557,962 572,346 607,324 2.1% 49,362 8.8% 34,978 6.1%
Finance 738,472 781,534 776,690 803,479 2.8% 21,945 2.8% 26,789 3.4%
Information systems 541,210 673,236 667,261 756,545 2.6% 83,309 12.4% 89,284 13.4%
Human resources 460,502 511,685 527,906 527,997 1.8% 16,312 3.2% 91 0.0%
Insurance 285,000 285,000 285,000 285,000 1.0% - 0.0% - 0.0%
Public safety - 0%
Police 10,398,139 11,259,374 11,052,602 11,628,288 40.5%368,914 3.3%575,686 5.2%
Fire 1,817,520 1,855,127 1,867,218 2,020,871 7.0%165,744 8.9%153,653 8.2%
Public works - 0%
Engineering 802,194 974,588 889,029 881,757 3.1% (92,831) -9.5% (7,272) -0.8%
Construction Services 473,480 587,152 497,083 573,870 2.0% (13,282) -2.3% 76,787 15.4%
Streets 2,994,968 3,194,298 3,306,350 3,288,617 11.5% 94,319 3.0% (17,733) -0.5%
Parks and recreation - 0%
Parks 2,471,209 2,643,982 2,644,756 2,699,763 9.4% 55,781 2.1% 55,007 2.1%
Recreation 653,443 700,028 709,786 745,137 2.6% 45,109 6.4% 35,351 5.0%
Heritage Center 114,983 129,549 128,307 138,674 0.5% 9,125 7.0% 10,367 8.1%
Arts Center 539,879 510,370 518,362 550,049 1.9% 39,679 7.8% 31,687 6.1%
Other - (43,090) - 79,466 0.3%122,556 -284.4%79,466 0%
Total expenditures 25,607,540 27,753,295 27,589,597 28,704,693 100.0%951,398 3.4%1,115,096 4.0%
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over expenditures 1,128,499 (846,232) (278,278) (792,556) 53,676 -6.3%(514,278) 184.8%
Other financing sources (uses)
Transfer from other funds 782,654 765,232 761,997 759,556 (5,676) -0.7% (2,441) -0.3%
Transfer to other funds (1,858,730) (660,864) (785,864) (380,000) 280,864 -42.5%405,864 -51.6%
Total other financing sources (uses) (1,076,076) 104,368 (23,867) 379,556 275,188 263.7%403,423 -1690.3%
Net change in fund balance 52,423 (741,864) (302,145) (413,000) 328,864 -44.3% (110,855) 36.7%
Fund balance, January 1 15,076,500 14,288,353 15,128,923 14,826,778 538,425 3.8%(302,145) -2.0%
Committed Fund Balance - - - - - 0%- 0%
Fund balance, December 31 15,128,923$ 13,546,489$ 14,826,778$ 14,413,778$ 867,289$ 6.4%(413,000) -2.8%
Adj Fund Balance, Dec 31 (net of restricted)14,214,548$ 12,850,659$ 13,912,403$ 13,499,403$
Ratio: Fund balance to CY expenditures 54.8%46.3%50.4%47.0%
Ratio: Fund balance to NY expenditures 51.5%44.8%48.5%45.7%
2018 Amended
Budget
2018
Estimate
CITY OF LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA
General Fund
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances
For the Year Ending December 31, 2019
Change from Change from