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Saint Paul budget officer outlines $854.9 million 2025 plan and proposed 7.9% property tax levy increase

Saint Paul City Council · December 2, 2024
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City budget officer Jay Wilms presented a proposed $854.9 million 2025 budget that includes a proposed 7.9% property tax levy increase to support public safety, climate investments and housing programs; residents filled the hearing and debated trade-offs between tax relief and ongoing climate funding.

City budget officer Jay Wilms told the Saint Paul City Council at a statutorily required truth-in-taxation hearing that the mayor’s proposed 2025 budget would total $854,900,000 and include a proposed 7.9% property tax levy increase. "My name is Jay Wilms, and I serve as the city council's chief budget officer," he said while laying out top-line figures and next steps.

Wilms said the general fund would be $401,400,000, up about $23.9 million (6.2%), and that the new levy would generate a proposed $224,900,000 in property tax…

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