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Elk River City Council Meeting September 8, 1993 Page 5 e cutting $11,250 from the Planning Department for the intern. The Council noted that this item may be financed from the Council contingency fund, if necessary, in 1994. cutting $2,500 from the Senior Citizen capital outlay budget for the computer. This item will be financed now with a contribution from the Senior Citizen organization. Cutting $10,000 in personnel costs for Steve Rohlf and Gary Schmitz for their work associated with environmental problems. These expenses will be transferred to the landfill special revenue budget. Reducing recreation expenses by $3,100. Directing staff to raise revenues by $7,350. The above adjustments produce a balanced budget in the amount of $3,394,750. This is 12.9% increase over the adopted 1993 budget. It was noted that not all of the budget increases are related to new expenditures and some of the increases are simply a more accurate reflection of activities that are taking place and a more accurate documentation of revenues and expenditures. e COUNCI LMEMBER AERIAL PHOTOS THIS TIME, COUNCILMEMBER FARBER MOVED TO HAVE THE CITY PURSUE THE PURCHASE OF THE FOR THE PLANNING AND BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENTS AT USING EQUIPMENT RESERVES TO FINANCE THIS PURCHASE. DIETZ SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE $8,100 WORTH OF CAPITAL OUTLAY ITEMS AS LISTED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET AT THIS TIME, USING REVENUES GENERATED BY THE SELLING OF POLICE VEHICLES IN 1993. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. City Council Action Items Various dates for the Truth in Taxation public hearings in December were reviewed with the City Council. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER MOVED TO CALL A TRUTH IN TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 1994 PROPOSED TAX LEVY AND BUDGET FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1993, AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL, AND FOR THE SECOND TRUTH IN TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 1994 TAX LEVY AND BUDGET FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1993, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING IN THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. The Finance Director reviewed the proposed debt levy changes for 1994 with the City Council. . COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO REDUCE THE 1990 EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATE DEBT LEVY BY $5,050. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0.