The Minnesota Department of Revenue recently predicted that local property tax levies will increase statewide by a modest 3.5%. Depending on where you live, however, your city’s portion of your property taxes could increase more. Property owners with property in cities that received larger cuts through the governor’s unallotment will see higher increases in their city’s levy.
2010 CGMC policy positions now available
CGMC members approved the following policy positions at the organization’s annual fall conference. Click a link below to see the full positions.
Annexation & Land Use
Economic Development
Environment & Energy
Property Taxes & LGA
TransportationÂ
‘Enough is enough’: City officials set goals to recover LGA funding in 2010
Protecting and recovering local government aid (LGA) funding in the 2010 legislative session was chief among the discussions held at the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities’ (CGMC) fall conference. This year’s conference, hosted in Alexandria, Minn., brought together mayors and city officials from across the state to set the policies that will direct the Coalition’s legislative actions in the coming year.
Must-read article for cities considering Facebook
Many local units of government are bolstering their communication efforts by turning to online social media tools, such as Facebook. With Facebook, cities can easily reach a targeted audience and broadcast quick updates on city events, meetings, rule implementations, and more. Before jumping on the Facebook bandwagon, though, there are several important considerations that city officials [...]
CGMC Fall Conference
[ November 18, 2009 to November 20, 2009. ] CGMC’s annual fall conference is just around the corner! Mark your calendars to join us in this year’s host city, Alexandria:
The full membership will meet November 19 - 20.
The Board of directors will convene a day earlier on November 18.
As usual, we will be setting our policy positions during the fall conference and discussing our [...]
