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<br />fill <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />River <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />PAT KLAERS, CITY ADMINISTRtOR <br />SEPTEMBER 1, 1994 '~-- <br />SUBJECT: 1995 BUDGET <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The City Council met on 8/29 and 8/30 to review the 1995 proposed budget <br />expenditures and revenues and to discuss other City fmancial issues. At <br />these worksessions, the City Council added $80,000 to the General Fund for <br />new employees in 1995. The City Council also authorized bids to be obtained <br />for the repair of the fire station roof which will be fmanced out of the 1994 <br />City Council Contingency Fund. The City Council also authorized an <br />engineering study for the east Highway 169 frontage road system. This <br />study will have to be financed from the City Capital Projects reserve. The <br />City Council also indicated its support of a ("3 mill") levy for surface water <br />management. <br /> <br />At this point going into the 9/6 City Council budget worksession, we are <br />looking at a General Fund budget gap of $339,000. We are also looking at a <br />tax levy increase of $478,500 which includes additional General Fund tax <br />revenues and tax revenues for the Surface Water Management Program. <br /> <br />Our main point of discussion on 9/6 will relate to the $339,000 General Fund <br />budget gap. The tax levy issue can be further discussed at the anticipated <br />9/12 budget worksession and later at the Truth in Taxation hearing. The tax <br />levy can always be reduced at these Truth in Taxation hearings but cannot <br />be increased. Regarding the budget gap, the City Council has most of its <br />influence in the personnel and capital improvements areas. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />At our recent worksessions, the City Council made some funding available for <br />new personnel in 1995. Attached for your review is a revised list of possible <br />new personnel. Also attached is some additional information from the City <br />Clerk regarding some of the details of her work assignments and the overall <br />need for more clerical support in the administration areas. The City Council <br />can make final decisions on which personnel to add at a later date, but some <br />general decisions regarding personnel can be made now which will affect the <br />budget gap. All of the personnel expenses...wages for new employees, mid <br />year comparable worth adjustments, and wage increases for 1995...are <br /> <br />P.O. Box 490 · 13065 Orono Parkway · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />