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2023 Budget – Page 1 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />To: Mayor Walsh and Orono City Council <br />From: Ron Olson, Finance Director <br />Subject: 2023 Budget <br />Date: July 24, 2023 <br /> <br />Attachments: 2024 General Fund Budget and Tax Levy <br /> <br /> <br />Work is continuing on the 2024 budget and tax levy. Individual departments requests have been <br />entered into our accounting software, and department heads have discussed their requests with <br />the City Administrator and Finance Director. Tax levy required to fund the General Fund, <br />Capital Funds, and Debt Service Funds has been calculated and is sufficient to fund all of the <br />needs without an increase in the Tax Capacity Rate. Summary budget information and levy <br />requirements are included with this memo. Staff continues to meet with the Budget Committee <br />and this information is being provided as an update of the budget process to the rest of the <br />council. <br /> <br />There are a couple of variables that could still impact the budget and the tax base. <br /> <br />• Health Insurance – The budget has been created with an assumption that the city <br />contribution for employee health insurance will increase by $100 per month. We will not <br />the actual amount of any rate increase until the end of September. <br /> <br />• Property Values – The final property values will not be received from the Hennepin <br />County Assessor until December. The tax rate calculations are based on the most recent <br />numbers available and generally do not change significantly in either direction between <br />now and the final. <br /> <br /> <br />There were additional changes made to the General Fund structure that you should be aware of <br />when reviewing the budgeted numbers. <br /> <br />• Golf Course – The accounting for the Golf Course was removed from the General Fund <br />and moved back to an Enterprise Fund. This change was approved by the Council last <br />year and is the preferred method of accounting for a golf course. <br /> <br />• Communications Department – This is a newly created department within the General <br />Fund. This will allow for better tracking of expenditures related to newsletters, social <br />media, and other communication related costs. <br />