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Council approves preliminary 2024 levy; staff to publish sample property-tax notice
Summary
The Blackduck council approved Resolution 20243 adopting a proposed 2024 preliminary levy after a brief special meeting. Staff said the preliminary levy totals roughly $430,981, a reported 6.2% increase, but a new homestead exclusion could lower some homeowners' bills.
The Blackduck City Council approved Resolution 20243 in a short special meeting to adopt the proposed preliminary 2024 property-tax levy.
Christina presented the council with the preliminary-levy packet, reporting updated department expenditures through August and an anticipated total preliminary levy of about $430,981, described in the packet as approximately a 6.2% increase over 2024. She also noted a new homestead-exclusion range that will take effect for 2025 and could lower taxes for qualifying homeowners, depending on assessed values.
The council moved to approve the resolution and passed it by voice vote; no roll-call tally was taken at the meeting. Staff said the packet includes the revenue projections and department-level operating expenditures and that sample property-tax notices and mill-rate illustrations will be circulated to the council for review.
The vote finalizes the preliminary levy for the statutorily required notification and budgeting process; the council may revisit tax levies in later budget actions before final certification. No amendments or competing motions to the levy were recorded during the session.
The council then closed the special meeting and opened its regular work session to continue other agenda items.
