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District presents $10.41 million proposed levy at Truth-in-Taxation hearing
Summary
At a Dec. 3 Truth-in-Taxation presentation, district finance staff outlined a proposed 2024 levy of $10,414,779.96 (to be collected in 2025) and showed budget and levy-component details, including an 11.12% increase in the general fund gross levy.
Jason Mutzenberger, the district’s SFO/CESO, opened the Truth-in-Taxation presentation and laid out the proposed 2024 levy to be collected in 2025. The district’s proposed total levy is $10,414,779.96, with a general fund component of $8,544,205.75 and a debt-service component of $1,720,137.56.
Mutzenberger showed the FY2024–25 board-adopted revenue and expenditure tables to explain the levy request, noting total revenues of $35,328,875 and expenditures of $34,949,093. He said the total proposed levy represents a 5.49% increase over the prior year and that the general fund gross levy rose about 11.12%, driven by components such as the referendum levy, equity, and local optional levies.
The presentation included a formal resolution language setting the levy and authorizing the ISD 282 clerk to certify the levy to Hennepin and Ramsey County auditors. "The levy to be levied in 2024 to be collected in 2025 is set at $10,414,779.96," the proposed resolution states. The packet included line-item changes by levy component (referendum, equity, capital, operating capital and adjustments) and a 15-year referendum market-value history to contextualize levy impacts.
The agenda scheduled a 6:30–6:50 p.m. listening session for public comment on the levy; the provided segments do not include verbatim public comments or a recorded board vote on the levy during this packet. The administration recommended the board certify the proposed levy as presented.
