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City of <br /> Elk Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 10.4 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Work Session August 4, 2014 Tim Simon, Finance Director <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> 2015 Budget Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> Continue 2015 budget discussion. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> Following is an overview of the Mayor&Council, Cable TV,Administration, Human Resources,Legal, <br /> Library,Park Maintenance,and Street Maintenance budgets. <br /> Attached are the proposed budget worksheets for those departments along with the proposed 2015 <br /> department/division goals. Let staff know if you would like more detail. <br /> General Fund Update <br /> An update on the overall General Fund revenue and expenditures will be provided. <br /> Administration Budgets: <br /> Mayor & Council—Dues and Subscriptions continue to include memberships for the League of Minnesota <br /> Cities and Historical Society. The Insurance line item includes the liability insurance for the city. The <br /> League changed the premium allocation method and more is included in the public safety budget. The <br /> Miscellaneous line item includes the same items as last year including employee recognition event,volunteer <br /> recognition event,and iPad 4G connection for Council. One additional event included in this line item is <br /> $15,000 for the Independence Day fireworks. In 2016, Otber Professional Services includes funds for a <br /> Community Survey. <br /> Cable TV—No significant changes to the Cable TV budget for 2015 &2016, other than the personal <br /> services request for additional hours for the part-time cable caster position. These additional hours <br /> would be offset by cable franchise fee revenue. <br /> Administration—The overall 2015 Administration budget expenditures are consistent with last year. <br /> The only significant change is a reduction in Equipment Repair and Maintenance for the copier leases which <br /> are now included in the Information Technology budget. In 2016, the Administration budget includes <br /> additional funds in Otber Professional Services for a website refresher. <br /> Elections—Last year during the budget review we discussed starting to budget every year about half the <br /> amount so we don't have the significant changes every other year. The average the last couple elections is <br /> $39,000 so we will budget$14,500 per year. We will include a line item for 2015 and similar amount for <br /> P a w E R E U 6 Y <br /> NaA f RE] <br />