Ramsey County Board Approves 2021 Supplemental Budget

Press release from Ramsey County:

December 16, 2020

The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approved the 2021 supplemental budget of $748,919,298 during their Dec. 15 meeting. The 2021 budget includes a 0% increase to the property tax levy - this was reduced from a 4.5% increase that commissioners initially approved for the two-year budget on December 17, 2019.

On Aug. 25, 2020, County Manager Ryan O'Connor proposed the 2021 supplemental budget to commissioners. The budget that was approved Dec. 15 includes $1.45 million in additions.

Public hearings on the proposed property tax levy and budget were held on Sept. 10 and Nov. 30, 2020.

Video of the Dec. 15 board meeting and documentation, and links to all materials that were a part of budget deliberation process, are available in the budget and finance section.

This press release was produced by Ramsey County. The views expressed are the author's own.