City of Saint Paul Budget Quick Links
- Council's budget services
- Office of Financial Services
- 2020 City Budget
- 2020 City Capital Improvement Budget
- Budget Process Video
- Discussion with the City Council August 28th: View the notes from the event
- Share your voice, sent budget ideas and feedback to the City council, CouncilBudget@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Ramsey County Taxpayer Services
Ramsey County provides taxpayer support including tax payments, assessing, and recording services. If you are a property owner in Ramsey County, Minnesota, and have questions about your property taxes or property assessment, email AskPropertyTaxandRecords@co.ramsey.mn.us.
Key Dates
The budgeting process is actually a year-round effort with tax levies adopted late in the fall, tax payments due in May and October. Below is a tentative schedule of the budget presentations, the final agenda and materials will be available here.
| 8/19/2020 | 2021 Taxes and Trends: Ramsey County presenting at City Council Meeting at 3:30 pm |
| 8/26/2020 | Mayor's Proposed 2021 Budget and 2020 Budget Update: Budget Committee Meeting at 10:00 am |
| 9/2/2020 | General Fund Department Budget Reductions: Fire, Public Works, and Support Services to present at Budget Committee Meeting at 10:00am (each department has 30 minutes) |
| 9/2/2020 | Library Board Meeting: Library General Fund Budget Changes 2:00 pm |
| 9/3/2020 | Community outreach: Public Hearing on the Mayor's Proposed 2021 Budget at 6:00 pm |
| 9/9/2020 | General Fund Department Budget Reductions: Parks and Recreation, Department of Safety and Inspections, and Support Services to present at Budget Committee Meeting at 10:00 am (each department has 30 minutes) |
| 9/9/2020 | HRA Proposed 2021 Budget and 2020 Budget Update: Budget Committee Meeting at 2:00 pm during HRA Meeting |
| 9/16/2020 | General Fund Department Budget Reductions: Police Department, General Fund Department Follow-up at the Budget Committee Meeting at 10:00 am |
| 9/16/2020 | Levy Limit Voted on by Council at 3:30 pm |
| 9/23/2020 | 2021 Budget and 2020 Budget Update: Parks and Recreation 10:00 am and Department of Safety and Inspections 10:45 am |
| 10/7/2020 | 2021 Budget and 2020 Budget Update: Fire Department 10:00 am and Public Works 10:45 am |
| 10/7/2020 | 2021 Budget and 2020 Budget: Library Meeting 2:00 pm |
| 10/14/2020 | 2021 Budget and 2020 Budget Update: Police Department 10:00 am and City Attorney's Office 10:45 am |
| 10/21/2020 | 2021 Budget and 2020 Budget Update: PED 10:00am and STAR/CIB 10:45am |
| 10/28/2020 | 2021 Budget and 2020 Budget Update: OFS/OFE/Debt 10:00 am |
| 11/18/2020 | 2021 Budget and 2020 Budget Update: RCVA 10:00am and Water Board 10:45 am |
| 12/2/2020 | Discuss Council 2021 Budget Changes at 10:00 am |
| 12/9/2020 | Budget Committee - Budget Adoption 3:30 pm |
Understanding Property Tax Videos
- Why taxes go up and down video (Produced by League of Minnesota Cities, Association of Minnesota Counties and the Minnesota School Boards Association, 2006.)
- Property Tax Videos - Nobody likes paying bills, but we all do expect to pay for the goods and services that contribute to our quality of life. The city portion of your property tax bill may look like a big number, but if you do the math, you may find that the city's services cost you no more than those treats you choose to buy yourself every day. Watch "Hill of Beans" video.
- The Truth in Taxation Statement comes out in November and it's supposed to help you estimate your total property tax bill. But it never matches the actual tax statement that you receive in March. Find out why on "Your Property Tax Dollar" video.