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Kandiyohi council accepts $249,393 preliminary 2025 levy, schedules Truth‑in‑Taxation hearing
Summary
The Kandiyohi City Council on Sept. 16 accepted a preliminary 2025 certified levy of $249,393 and scheduled a Truth‑in‑Taxation public hearing for Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. The vote on the levy was recorded by voice as Streich, Clark, Hunt and McGillivray voting yes.
The Kandiyohi City Council on Sept. 16 voted to accept a preliminary 2025 certified levy totaling $249,393 and set a Truth‑in‑Taxation public hearing for Dec. 2, 2024, at 7 p.m.
Council Member Scott McGillivray moved to accept the 2025 preliminary levy figures, which the motion described as a Net Tax Capacity Levy of $169,223 and a Net Tax Bond Levy of $77,170, for a combined preliminary certified levy amount of $249,393. Council Member David Streich seconded the motion. Mayor Jon Lindstrand called for a voice vote; the record shows Streich Yes, Clark Yes, Hunt Yes and McGillivray Yes. The motion carried.
The Truth‑in‑Taxation process gives residents an opportunity to review and comment on proposed levy changes before the council certifies final levy amounts. Council Member David Streich moved, and Council Member Jeff Clark seconded, to hold the Truth‑in‑Taxation public hearing on Dec. 2, 2024, at 7 p.m.; that motion also carried.
The items discussed at the meeting are part of the city’s annual budget process; the council’s approval on Sept. 16 was for the preliminary levy to be finalized at the Truth‑in‑Taxation hearing. No additional levy figures or final tax-rate calculations were provided at the meeting.
Next steps: the council will take public comment at the Truth‑in‑Taxation hearing on Dec. 2, after which the council may finalize the 2025 levy.
