The city assessor is the engine behind so much of the work that the city does. And the office is responsible for estimating the market value and classification of property. And this valuation is the foundation of property taxes, but also our ability to deliver services throughout our city.

At the core of our work, it is fairness and equity. Every year, we're asked to answer a simple but incredibly important question. What is this property worth? The answer to that question determines how the property tax burden is distributed across the city.

Homeowners who've lived there for decades um are seeing rising property values and it's building equity but many of the residents are worried that the rising property taxes and um will stop them from being able to live in their homes that they won't be able to afford as soon and you know these are neighborhoods that they help build.

To date no complaints have been received in the human resources investigative unit or by the ethics officer. Um OPCR and internal affairs have received a combined total of nine complaints. Eight of those are from community members and one was from city personnel.

Due to the Minnesota Government Data Practice Act, uh this is the extent of the update that we can provide whether it's open or closed. Um so if those five are deemed open, um they're still under investigation.

In the murder of Renee Good, ICE agents were masked. In the murder of Alex Prey, ICE agents were masked. When Julio Cesar Sosa Solis was shot in the leg in North Minneapolis, ICE agents were masked... I guess this is one of the times I'm able to express I guess my frustration because we haven't been given those reports where I would be able to ask questions about these instances.

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