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September 7, 2004 Budget Memo Page 4 of 4 It is recommended that the City Council authorize the advertisement for the following positions immediately: Street Department maintenance I Police Department records clerk Finance Department payroll clerk Finance Department accountant Fire Prevention Specialist It is recommended that the City Council direct staff to prepare material for the September 13 meeting base on the city tax rate being somewhere between its current rate of 43.78 and (a 1% reduction to) 43.38; based on a NTC increase of 16.1. It is recommended that the City Council provide direction as to the priorities for adding equipment into the general fund or adding a CSO to the budget. This direction depends on how the expenditures balance against the proposed revenues following any other decisions by the City Council regarding revenues, the proposed employees starting dates, or other expenditures. Other financial related issues for the City Council to consider m the future include the following: Supplemental budget pages m October Enterprise funds in November Pay Resolution m November or December Capital Improvement Program in November or December Truth-m-Taxation public hearing m December 2005 budget and levy m December 2004 budget amendments m December As previously noted, on September 13, 2004 the City Council will have three resolutions to consider regarding the general tax levy, the EDA tax levy, and the HRA tax levy and the Council will be requested to establish the December Truth-in-Taxation public hearing dates. ATTACHMENTS: · Preliminary levy sample - dated 8/31 · Resolution for 2005 tax levy · Revenues worksheets (3 pages) - dated 9/1 · Staff additions (Pat's priority list) · Expenditures (5 pages) - dated 8/19 · Capital Ouday page · Arts letter (2 pages) S:\Council\Pat\Budget\200S~090704wrksn.doc