2019 Budget-in-Review and 2020 Proposed Budget City of Mahnomen Preliminary Budget Presentation September 3, 2019

2019 Budget and YTD Revenues and Expenditures The city is projecting the Year End General Fund revenues and expenditures to be within budget. Highlights from the 2019 budget include: The city receiving a $400,000 Transportation Alternatives grant to extend the multi-use trail from TH59 along the north side of Jefferson Avenue to railway street (with a new railroad crossing). The grant will also help to replace portions of sidewalk along 1st Street and Madison Avenue. The city received several various grants to assist the city with renovating the City Hall and library facility, pour a concrete pad for an emergency generator at Well #7 and the water treatment plant, and to conduct a feasibility study for the Mahnomen Health Center The city initiated a $12 million water and sewer capital infrastructure project. The project will include replacing and rehabilitated water and sewer mains, provide for better fire coverage (by oversizing some of the water mains), disconnecting shared old water service connections, reducing I&I into the sewer system, and add emergency generators to ensure the city’s water and sewer system can stay operational in the event of a power outage or natural disaster. The city initiated a owner-occupied rental rehab project with a $354,774 SCDP grant the city received in 2018. The goal of the project is to rehab up to 24 multiple and single family rental units.

Tax Levy

2017 Market Value comparison City Population MV MV per capita Mahnomen 1234 32,833,377 26,607 Ada 1685 43,814,749 26,002 Fosston 1503 60,404,642 40,189 Red Lake Falls 1398 41,990,680 30,036

2020 General Fund Revenues Compared to 2019 Average MN City

2020 General Fund Expenditures Compared to 2019 Average MN City Mahnomen Average MN City

2020 Budget Highlights Tax levy will increase 10% (or $20,845) Capital project: Initiate a $12 million multiple year water, sewer, street, and storm water improvement project throughout the city of Mahnomen Other Budget Highlights The city will finish a rental-occupied fix-up program with a $354,775 award from MNDEED The city will begin a 5 year beautification project in the downtown Initiate a 2020-2030 vision for the City of Mahnomen Renovate the mini-park and add enhancements The city begin a $350,000 renovation of the city hall and library to abate the water and mold issues and to reuse the second floor for community meeting and gathering space. The city will make adjustments to the water and sewer rates, which include but are not limited to: Raising the base water and sewer fee by $1 Increasing the administrative fee by .25 cents Raising the 25,001 and higher per 1,000 gallon water fee from $5.00 to $6.00 Raising the 25,001 and higher per 1,000 gallon sewer fee from $4.43 to $5.00