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AGENDA ITEM <br />Prepared By: RJO Reviewed By: A. Carlson Approved By: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1. Purpose: To gain approval to use Hennepin County Assessors for assessing city properties for the <br />2024 assessment year. <br /> <br />2. Background: The City has contracted with Hennepin County for assessing services since August of <br />1998. The current one-year agreement expires on July 31, 2023. The proposed agreement covers <br />assessing services from August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2024 and will be used set the tax base for taxes <br />collected in 2025. The contract includes two one year extensions that can be executed for maximum term <br />of three years. <br /> <br />3. Funding: The City cost for the 2024 assessing services will remain at $254,000 and is budgeted <br />under Assessing Services in the General Fund. <br /> <br />4. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends continuing the partnership with Hennepin County <br />Assessor’s office to provide assessing services for city properties. An experienced staff with knowledge <br />of the unique and high quality properties allow the assessors assigned to Orono to provide excellent <br />customer service to our residents. As part of the County, the local assessors also have access to other <br />assessing expertise that the dwindling number of private assessors do not have available to them. City <br />staff also benefits from having the assessors in house to provide direct support to the Administration, <br />Finance and Planning departments. <br /> <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED <br />Motion to approve the attached Hennepin County Assessing Agreement <br /> <br /> <br />Exhibits <br />A. Hennepin County Assessing Agreement <br />B. Why Hennepin Information <br /> <br />Item No.: 7 Date: May 22, 2023 <br />Item Description: Approval of Hennepin County Assessing Contract <br /> <br />Presenter: Ron Olson, Finance Director Agenda <br />Section: <br />Consent Agenda