Hennepin Budget Hearing

Hennepin County will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2012 budget and property tax levy at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 29.

Hennepin is proposing a 2011 budget of $1.559 billion, which is 3.13 percent – or $50 million – less than this year. It is the third year in a row that the proposed budget has decreased. The proposed budget keeps the property tax levy at $668.4 million, a decrease of approximately $1 million when compared to this year’s level.

The proposed operating budget totals $1.4 billion, a decrease of $7.3 million when adjusted for the increase in legislatively mandated intergovernmental transfers to Hennepin County Medical Center. 

The proposed capital budget is $118.6 million, which is $61.6 million less than in 2011. 

The Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority and Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment  Authority have no levy increases from 2011; both will also be discussed at the hearing.

The hearing will be held in the County Board Room on the 24th floor of the Hennepin County Government Center, 300 S. Sixth St., Minneapolis.

Free parking is provided for residents testifying at this hearing who park in the Government Center’s underground ramp after 4:30 p.m. The ramp entrance is on 3rd Avenue between 5th and 6th streets.

Editor's note: Information provided from a Hennepin County press release.