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<br />Elections <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />2008 Presidential election and primary costs are estimated at $40,850. <br /> <br />Human Resources <br />· The payroll clerk position has been moved from the fmance budget to this <br />budget. <br /> <br />Legal <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Contractual services is the only item in this budget for general legal services <br />($60,000) and prosecuting ($174,000) <br /> <br />Attached are updated Capital Outlay and Staff Addition pages with additional information <br />on those items. Tina Allard will not be at the worksession so information on several of the <br />administration budgets is also attached. <br /> <br />This year each department head was asked to provide their department's goals for 2008 as <br />part of the budget process. This helps ensure that funds are included in the budget so they <br />can accomplish these goals. More importantly though, it gives the Council an opportunity to <br />review and consider the goals before the department heads begin implementing them. <br />Because there are so many departments being discussed at the worksession on Monday, <br />instead of incorporating those goals into my memo as I did for the last worksession, the <br />Department Goals for 2008 budget forms are attached for your review. <br /> <br />Finally, the draft preliminary budget and tax levy information will be ready for distribution <br />next week so the Council has time to review it before the next budget worksession. As you <br />know, the maximum levy needs to be certifIed to the County Auditor before September 15. <br />Although I have a very rough and preliminary estimate of net tax capacity (NTq growth, the <br />actual estimate will not be available until late August. Once that information is available, we <br />will have a much better idea of how much tax revenue will be available for the General <br />Fund. We typically approve the maximum levy and a maximum, but often unbalanced, <br />budget in September. Additional discussion takes place on the budget before the fInal <br />budget is adopted in December. The maximum proposed levy and General and special <br />revenue fund budgets will be discussed again at the September 4 and 10 Council meetings. <br />A special meeting can also be called for August 27 if the Council feels more time is needed <br />or wait until after the September 10 meeting and call a special meeting for that week so that <br />the levy can be certifIed before September 15. <br />