-LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT- NOTICE OF PROPOSED Total Budget and Property Taxes for 2021 At their regular meeting on December 7, 2020, at 6:00 p.

Published December 02, 2020 at 3:01 AM

-LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT-
NOTICE OF PROPOSED
Total Budget and Property Taxes for 2021
At their regular meeting on December 7, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. or soon thereafter, the Bemidji City Council will hold a public hearing on its budget and on the amount of property taxes it is proposing to collect to pay for the costs of services the city will provide in 2021.
SPENDING: The total budget amounts below compare the City’s 2020 total actual budget with the amount the City proposes to spend in 2021.
2020 Total
Actual Budget
$39,705,308
Proposed 2021
Budget
$37,523,812
Change From
2020-2021
(5.5%)
TAXES: The property tax amounts below compare that portion of the current budget levied in property taxes in the City of Bemidji for 2020 with the property taxes the City proposes to collect in 2021.
2020
Property Taxes
$6,120,321
Proposed 2021
Property Taxes
$6,517,521
Change From
2020-2021
6.5%
LOCAL TAX RATE COMPARISON: The following compares the City’s current local tax rate, the City’s tax rate for 2020 if no tax levy increase is adopted, and the City’s proposed tax rate for 2021.
2020
Tax Rate
50.3
2021 Tax Rate If
NO Levy Change
47.2
2021 Proposed
Tax Rate
50.3
ATTEND THE PUBLIC HEARING
All Bemidji city residents are invited to attend the public hearing of the City Council to express their opinions on the budget and on the proposed amount of 2021 property taxes. The hearing will be held on:
Monday, December 7,
At 6:00 P.M.
Bemidji City Hall
317 4th Street NW, Bemidji
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this meeting may be conducted via electronic video conferencing means. If you wish to receive an invitation to the remote access, please send your name and email address to: cityclerk@ci.bemidji.mn.us. Written comments may also be submitted prior to the hearing via mail, email or dropping off at City Hall by 3:00 p.m. on Monday, December 7, 2020.
If the discussion of the budget cannot be completed, a time and place for continuing the discussion will be announced at the hearing. You are also invited to send your written comments to:
City of Bemidji, City Clerk's Office, 317 4th Street NW,
Bemidji, MN 56601
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