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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council 10.2 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> <br />WorksessionAugust 1, 2016Lori Ziemer, Interim Finance Director <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />2017 Budget Discussion Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Continue 2017 budget discussion. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />Following is an overview of the Mayor & Council, Cable TV, Administration, Elections, Human <br />Resources, Legal, Parks & Recreation, Library, Ice Arena, Engineering, and Street Maintenance budgets. <br /> <br />Attached are the preliminary budget worksheets for those departments along with the preliminary 2017 <br />department/division goals. Let staff know if you would like more detail. <br /> <br />Administration Budgets: <br /> <br />Mayor & Council – Dues and Subscriptions include memberships for the League of Minnesota Cities and <br />Historical Society. The Insurance line item includes the liability insurance for the city. The Miscellaneous line <br />item includes the same items as last year including employee recognition event, volunteer recognition <br />event, Independence Day fireworks, and Council ipad and cellular connection. <br /> <br />Cable TV – Personal Services reflects a change to the insurance selection. The Office Supplies increase is for <br />the replacement of a computer in 2017. <br /> <br />Administration – The overall 2017 Administration budget decreases mainly due to the elimination of the <br />Elk River Current publication ($13,000) in the Publishing line item. Personal Services reflects a change to the <br />insurance selection. The Office Supplies increase is for a computer replacement. Travel, Conferences & Schools <br />decreased due to tuition reimbursement that was budgeted for in 2016. <br /> <br />Elections – The 2017 Elections budget includes the annual software maintenance for the voting <br />equipment. Included on the capital outlay summary sheet is the first of four annual payments for the <br />voting equipment payback. <br /> <br />Human Resources – Travel, Conferences & Schools decreased due to staff leadership training in 2016. The <br />increase in Equipment Repair & Maintenance reflects the annual maintenance agreement for the new HRIS <br />system. <br /> <br />