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Ramsey County outlines 2025 funding sources as property taxes remain largest share
Summary
Ramsey County budget staff told commissioners the county’s 2025 operating budget is roughly $872 million and that property taxes are the largest single revenue source; staff described fee schedules, intergovernmental grants and planned public outreach on tax-exempt properties and county program aid.
County Budget Director Susan Earl told the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 19 that the county’s operating budget for 2025 is “almost $872,000,000,” and walked commissioners through the principal revenue categories that fund county operations.
Earl said charges for services (user fees such as recorder and court fees, public health charges and parks rentals) account for a meaningful share of the budget — roughly 18% — while investment and sales income and other revenues each represent smaller shares. She identified property taxes as the single largest source of…
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