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Overview of the local government aid program

的 Legislature created the first local government aid (LGA) program in 1971. Since then, LGA has undergone many changes — some minor and some bringing about significant reforms.

View a yearly legislative history of local government aid to cities

的 2023 Legislature increased the total appropriation by $80 million up to $644 million for aids payable in 2024 and beyond. 的 Legislature also made some changes to the formula used for distributing funds.

基本公式

的 state determines a city’s share of the LGA distribution using a complex formula that compares a city’s 支出需要 to its 支付能力.

Each city’s 支出需要 is measured based on several statistical variables. 这些变量, 或因素, try to identify characteristics that cause differences in the amount cities spend to provide the same level of service. 的n, the calculated 支出需要 is compared to the city’s 支付能力. This difference, or gap, is the city’s unmet need.

A city’s LGA payment is a percentage of that gap. 的 percentage of the gap funded by LGA is based on the total available appropriation for the program and is the same for all cities that receive LGA in that year.

支出需求变量

Current law reflects three need formulas for cities (明尼苏达州. 统计. 477A):

1. 人口低于2500人的城市

For cities below 2,500 in population, need is defined by:

• 城市人口规模因素.
• A sparsity adjustment for all cities under 10,000 in population with fewer than 30 residents per square mile.

2. Cities between 2,500 and 10,000 in population

For cities between 2,500 and 10,000 in population, need is defined by:

• Percent of housing built before 1940.
• Population decline (%) since the peak population level of the last 40 years.
• Share of tax base that is commercial-industrial.

3. 人口超过1万的城市

For cities over 10,000 in population, need is defined by the:

• Percent of housing built before 1940.
• Share of tax base that is commercial-industrial.
• Population decline (%) since the peak population level of the last 40 years.
• Age index (ratio of over age 65 to total population).

计算未满足需求

计算一个城市的 需要的, the values for each variable are multiplied by fixed coefficients. 的se coefficients were determined by a statistical process called multiple regression.

的 coefficients weigh the variables by their relative importance in explaining differences in city spending need. 的 sum of these products is a per capita dollar 支出需要.

Multiplying the per capita need by the population gives the total 支出需要, which is then compared to an individual city’s 支付能力.

的 支付能力 is a city’s capacity to raise revenue via property taxes. This is calculated by applying the statewide average city tax rate based on the prior year’s levy to the city’s tax base. 的 difference between a city’s total 支出需要 和它的 支付能力 它的需求未得到满足吗. 的 portion of unmet need filled by LGA is adjusted so that the total of all distributions equals the current appropriation.

See League resources on paying for city services

同比变化

A city’s LGA payment amount can change from year to year.

View current and historical local government aid certification amounts on the state’s website

付款时间

的 Department of Revenue notifies cities of their LGA amounts for the following year by July 31. Cities receive the aid in two equal payments. 的 first payment comes in mid-July and the second comes in late December.

Cities can request early payments of LGA when they face certain unanticipated costs, such as those for recovery efforts after a natural disaster.