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"ity of <br /> <br />River <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Item #6.1. <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Mayor & City Council /~ <br /> <br />Pat Klaers, City Adm~rator <br />December 14, 1998 <br /> <br />Truth in Taxation Presentation <br /> <br />Chad McCoy is a senior at the Elk River Senior High School and is spending <br />some time at City Hall under an experimental "school to work" program. <br />John Barth and Randy Claussen are his teachers for this program. Chad is <br />interested in government and we are trying to provide him with a meaningful <br />experience regarding what municipal government is all about. <br /> <br />Chad sat in on the Truth in Taxation public hearing on December 7, 1998. I <br />have asked him to provide me with some feedback (from a general <br />public/audience point of view) on how the budget presentation can be more <br />effective. One good point mentioned in Chad's memo (attached), and also <br />mentioned at the meeting, is providing handouts of the Power Point slides <br />that we put up on the screen during the meeting. Chad's memo includes two <br />other points which we will incorporate into our Truth in Taxation public <br />hearing next year. Additionally, Chad is working with Lori to improve the <br />Power Point format, and, in this manner, we are obtaining a valuable work <br />product from him which we will use in the future. <br /> <br />As part of the effort to provide Chad with a well rounded government <br />experience, I have asked him to provide the City Council with a brief 2-3 <br />minute update on his thoughts for improving the budget presentation. Of <br />course we have to keep in mind that the budget presentation may be for one <br />or two individuals or 30 individuals and also that at the Truth in Taxation <br />public hearing more people seem to be concerned about taxes rather than the <br />budget. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />