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City Council Minutes <br />August 7, 2000 <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Budget Worksession <br /> <br />City Administrator Pat Klaers explained that expenditures are requested to go up <br />12 percent in the proposed 2001 budget and revenues are projected to increase <br />by 4 percent. He stated that this creates a $468,900 gap between the projected <br />revenues and requested expenditures. <br /> <br />The city administrator stated that the total general fund revenues are projected <br />in the amount of $6,098,750, which is a $236,250 increase over the adopted 2000 <br />budget. He noted that the budget estimate includes a 5 percent net tax <br />capacity growth and does not include a tax rate change. <br /> <br />Councilmember Dietz indicated that he agreed with staff's attempt to reduce <br />equipment certificates and to include more capital expenditures as part of the <br />general fund budget. Councilmember Dietz suggested that the council consider <br />funding as many of the proposed capital expenses as possible to the 2000 <br />budget. <br /> <br />The city administrator reviewed each departmental budget focusing on major <br />changes in revenues and/or expenditures. <br /> <br />The following issues were discussed by the council. <br /> <br />· The difference in the recreation revenues from 1999 to 2000. <br /> <br />· Lori Johnson noted the addition of liability insurance to the mayor and <br /> city council budget. <br /> <br />· The police department representatives explained the requests for police <br /> vehicles. <br /> <br />· The council questioned the necessity of immediately purchasing a fire <br /> pumper and suggested putting funds away to purchase at a later date. <br /> <br />· The council questioned the necessity of the construction of an office in <br /> the fire department. <br /> <br />Mayor Klinzing had a concern that the street department budget is not <br />an actual reflection of the amount of time and money spent on <br />individual sub-budgets within the street department budget such as <br />snowplowing. She suggested not breaking down the street budget into <br />individual budgets. There was a consensus of the council to not change <br />the current budget format. Councilmember Dietz suggested adding a <br />page that would reflect a total street department budget. <br /> <br />· There was a consensus of the council to authorize the street department <br /> to pursue the purchase of a used snowblower using equipment reserves. <br /> <br />During review of the engineer budget, the council discussed the need for <br />the city to have its own engineering department. Councilmember Farber <br />requested staff to provide information on this issue at a later date, <br /> <br /> <br />