Special City Council

CITY OF WEST BURLINGTON Special City Council Meeting Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 12:00 PM West Burlington City Hall 122 Broadway Street TENTATIVE AGENDA CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PERFECTING & APPROVAL OF AGENDA NEW BUSINESS 1. Consider a Resolution setting a Public Hearing date on the proposed property tax levies for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and amounts as detailed in the Proposed Tax Rate form from the Iowa Department of Management Notice of Public Hearing - Proposed Property Tax Levy Proposed - Setting PH for Proposed Property Tax Levy CITIZEN INQUIRIES ADJOURN Page 1 of 3 Agenda Item 2120/25.1:46 PM #1. Local Government Property Valuation System CITY NAME: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - CITY OF WEST BURLINGTON - PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY cm #= 29471 WEST BURLINGTON Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 -Jnne 30, 2026 The City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year City property tax levy as follows: Meeting Date: 4/2/2025 Meeting Time: 05:30 PM Meeting Location: West Burlington City Hall 122 Broadway St. West Burlington, IA 52655 At the public hearing any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of the proposed tax levy. After the hearing of the proposed tax levy, the City Council will publish notice and hold a hearing on the proposed city budget. City Website (if available) City TelephoneNumber www.westburlingtontiowa.gov (319) 752-5451 ext: 105 Current Year Certi?ed Budget Year Effective Budget Year Proposed ““3 Depamenmmanagement Property Tax 2024-2025 Property Tax 2025-2025 Property Tax 2025 - 2026 TaxableValuations for Non-DebtSemce 365,866,77 184,l08,27 184,108,276 ' ' 2905.41 2905.41 1,4912” 273.745 273.745 237.08 237,08 107,17] 226.70 226,70 85,78 408.239,“ 215,321,972 215,321,972 58,45 58,456 57,48 3301,40 3,701,40 1,895,653 10.1002 20.0584 1,431,» 1,468,23 1,468,231 3.0037 Residentialproperty with an Actual/AssessedValuationof Current Year Certi?ed Budget Year Proposed Percent Chan ge SlO0,000/$ll0,000 2024/2025 2025/2026 cry Regurnesadenaal _.n—tsn Commercialproperty with an Actual/Assessed Valuationof Current Year Certified Budget Year Proposed Percent Chan 3e $300,000/3330,000 2024/2025 2025/2026 City Regular Commercial . . 2.066—m_ana ote: Actua Assessc V nation is mu tip 1e -y a Rollback Percentage to get to e Taxale Valuation to ca 0 ate Property Taxes. Res1 entl have the same Rollback Percentage at $100,000 Actual/Assessed Valuation. an Commerci properties Reasons for tax increase if proposed exceeds the current: The increasewill be utilized to cover the increase of PublicSafety expenses. Page 2 of 3 https://dom-localgov.iowa.gov/budget-rendere?id=21062 1/2 Agenda Item #1. RESOLUTION NO. 2025- A RESOLUTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026 WHEREAS, legislation approved by the Iowa Legislature, beginning with the FY2025 budget, requires cities to hold a public hearing on the proposed property tax levies and amounts as detailed in the Proposed Tax Rate form from the Iowa Department of Management; and WHEREAS, at the hearing, the council shall receive oral or written testimony from any resident or property owner. After such comments, the council may decrease (but not increase) the proposed property tax amount to be included in the city’s budget. BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by the City Council of West Burlington, Iowa, that a Public Hearing will be held at a Special Meeting on April 2, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. The purpose of the hearing will be to establish the total maximum property tax dollars that may be certified for Fiscal Year 2025/2026. At the public hearing, the Council shall receive oral or written objections from any resident or property owner of the City. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Finance Manager is hereby directed to cause to be published a notice of said hearing not be less than ten (10) days nor more than twenty (20) days prior to the date herein established for hearing as required by law. An electronic link to the notice shall also be posted on the city website and existing social media sites beginning on the date of the newspaper publication and shall be maintained on the city’s website with all prior year notices and copies of the statement mailed. The verified proof of publication of the notice shall be filed in the office of the county auditor and preserved by the auditor. Council Member moved the foregoing Resolution be adopted. Council Member seconded the motion to adopt. Members of the City Council of the City of West Burlington, Iowa voted as follows to adopt the Resolution: AYES: NAYS: Passed and approved this day of , 2025. Ron Teater, Mayor ATTEST: Kelly D. Fry, City Clerk *Notice must be published by March 20th (13 Days prior to the April 2nd Hearing Date) Page 3 of 3