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Requesting that the City levy property taxes for the library agency. (This item was vetoed by the Mayor on September 22, 2016.)
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WHEREAS, in accordance with Saint Paul Administrative Code §14.05, Mayor Coleman presented to the Library Board on August 10, 2016, the Library Agency's 2017 proposed budget, with said recommended budget totaling $18,788,012; and
WHEREAS, the budget requested by the Library Agency and proposed by the Mayor includes, as part of the comprehensive 2017 financing plan for the Saint Paul Public Library Agency, that the net property tax levy payable in 2017 be $17,621,116 as detailed below:
WHEREAS, the LIbrary Board amends the Mayor's recommended tax levy as follows:
Library Board Recommended Tax Levy:
City Levy for Library Agency Operations 17,621,116 17,723,157
City Levy for Library Agency Debt Service 0 0
Total Recommended: 17,621,116 17,723,157
Net Levy Library Agency 17,621,116 17,723,157
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Saint Paul Administrative Code §14.05(g), the Library Board requests that the City of Saint Paul levy this financing amount on behalf of the Library Agency, and certify to the Ramsey County Auditor the portion of the proposed maximum tax levy shown for the City of Saint Paul for the Saint Paul Library Agency for taxes payable in 2017.