2021 City of Shakopee Budget

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Enterprise Funds The city operates two public utility funds Sewer and Surface Water. These funds operate on their own ability to generate revenues and receive no property tax support. The Sewer fund provides for the collection and conveyance of wastewater through a system of mains and lift stations. Sewage is treated by the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, whose contracted services account for approximately 80 percent of the fund’s operating expenditures. The Surface Water fund maintains the surface water system for the city, which includes 140 miles of storm sewer and 221 ponds. As a result of a decrease in Met Council charges, staff will be proposing a utility rate decrease for Sanitary Sewer 2021 or $0.14 per 1,000 gallons and no change in Storm Water rates. A typical residential user of 5,000 gallons/month could expect an $8 annual decrease in their city utility costs. Shakopee is far below comparable and surrounding cities when it comes to a cost comparison of city property taxes, sanitary sewer and storm charges. It is anticipated that the city will still be lower in 2021, as a result of the decrease in sewer rates and minimal impact on the median value home with the propose 2021 levy. The following chart provides the 2020 annual cost of services for a $250,000 value home (approximately media value home in Shakopee) and 5,000 gallons of water a month.