For a second consecutive year, the St. Paul School District is considering increasing its annual property-tax levy by 1 percent.

The district's tax proposal was presented to board members Tuesday, and follows the release last month of 2015 budget-and-tax plans by the city and Ramsey County.

Mayor Chris Coleman has proposed a 2.4 percent increase in the city's levy. County Manager Julie Kleinschmidt is recommending no change in the county's levy.

If the district's 1 percent increase were to be adopted in December, when final action is taken, the owner of a median-valued $145,000 home would pay $715.29 for the school district's share of the property-tax bill in 2015, compared with $762.63 in 2014, or a $47.34 savings, according to county projections.

But that calculation assumes no change in the home's market value -- an unlikely scenario for most.

According to the county assessor's report earlier this year, the city's median-valued home increased in value by 11.1 percent. Commercial-industrial values, on the other hand, grew more modestly. As a result, homeowners can expect to shoulder a greater share of the tax burden in 2015.

Next year, the district plans to repeat plans first adopted for 2014 calling for it to levy for the costs of maintenance projects, such as roof replacements, rather than issue bonds to pay for the work. The strategy erases potential tax-levy savings now, but will save money in the long-term, officials have said.

The board is expected to vote next week on whether to approve a maximum 1 percent increase for Truth in Taxation purposes. The county then calculates potential tax bills for individual properties based on the ceilings set by the district, city and county. The jurisdictions can lower their levy figures, but not raise them when they take their final votes later this year.

School Board Member Jean O'Connell said Tuesday that she wants to explore ways in the meantime to keep the district's levy flat.