Superior adopts 2013-14 budget, plans for property tax increase

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By Nina Crowder

Superior’s budget process is underway and the Superior Town Council is trying to balance dropping property values with the increased need for revenue.

During the regularly scheduled Superior Town Council meeting on July 18, the council hosted a public hearing for the 2013-2014 Budget and Property Tax Levy. Pat Walker of Walker Consulting provided a PowerPoint presentation with an overview of the Council’s work on the budget, the 2013-2014 budget, 2013-2014 property tax levy, the adoption of the tentative budget, the deadline to publish the final budget (July 29, 2013) and the adoption of the property tax levy (August 6, 2013).

Walker said Superior’s existing assessed value declined from $10,414,636 to $7,696,791, which equates to a 26 percent decrease. It would have decreased further except there was a $151,022 amount added for new construction. The proposed levy can go up by $11,516 with no truth in taxation requirement. The primary rate is currently $5.5260, meaning property owners pay$5.5260 per $100 of assessed value. A home in Superior that is assessed at $75,000 currently has a property tax bill of $414.45 (10 percent of $75,000 is $7,500 multiplied by $5.5260 for a total of $414.45). Walker explained that the same house would now be assessed at $54,341. Increasing the property tax rate to $7.6269 would not change the amount of the property tax owed by the homeowner (10 percent of $54,341 is $5,434 multiplied by $7.6269 for a total of $414.45).

Walker also discussed the changes to the General Fund Revenues. The sewer property taxes included revenues of $396,654; the billing for ambulance refusals would reduce the overall transfer to ambulance fund by $113,738 (no increase to General Fund revenue but a decrease to transfer to Ambulance fund); an increase sales tax rate by 2%; the town recoups costs of $35,000. The changes to the General Fund Revenues require a 60 day notice on the Town’s website for a new tax or fee or increases to existing tax or fee before approval or disapproval; notice made June 25, 2013, earliest effective date for sales tax increase would be November 1, 2013; for fees, earliest to approve or disapprove would be August 23, 2013.

The Council has planned to make a $389,949 payment against the debt owed to the HURF fund due to interfund loans made in previous years.

The regular meeting was convened to Special Meeting and a motion was made to accept Resolution No. 546, A Resolution of the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Superior Adopting a Budget for the Fiscal Year Ending the 30th day of June, 2014, and Adopting the Maximum Alternative Spending Limitation, the motion was passed. The Special Meeting was adjourned.

The Regular Meeting Reconvened and the Mayor and Council reviewed reports from the Fire Department, Library, Police and the Senior Center. New business was discussed and action items regarding the Resolution No. 543 Superior Town Code and Ordinance No. 115 Superior Town Code were tabled until the August meeting.

During the Call to the Public a few members of the public addressed the Mayor and Council with the focus of conversations being concerned on the tax increase.

The Mayor and Council Members then went into Executive Session but took no action upon their return.

The Superior Town Council will be holding a special meeting on July 25, 2013 at 6 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Aug. 1, 2013 at 7 p.m. The meetings are held at the Superior Senior Center, 360 W. Main Street. Mayor Jayme Valenzuela openly encourages members of the public to attend the meetings.

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