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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />NOVEMBER 9, 2015 <br />RESOL UTION NO. 2015-11-220 —APPROVING CHANGE ORDER 7- <br />L FOR THE ADDITIONAL $585, $799 AND $3,747 FOR LABOR <br />AND SUPERVISION COSTS FOR THE CITY CENTER REMODEL <br />AND WITHOLDING PAYMENT UNTIL ALL WORK IS <br />COMPLETED AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Keis. <br />Ayes (4). <br />Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. <br />2016 BUDGET The Administrator reported that staff had made five revisions to the <br />DISCUSSION general fund since the last budget discussion. <br />1. Established a fund transfer from Recycling/Disposal Fund (#203) of <br />$15,000 to offset administrative expenses paid for in the General Fund. <br />2. Increased Park Shelter rental fees by $2,500 <br />3. Reduced budget associated with hiring of new City Clerk by $9,800 <br />given a lower position on the salary scale. <br />4. Reduced street striping costs by $10,000. <br />5. Reduced health care costs by $20,000 based on the renewal quote that <br />was just received this week. <br />Keis asked how the health care costs could be lower when all he hears is <br />how they are going up. City Administrator responded that the city has had <br />years of high increases and had budgeted a much higher amount than what <br />the quote actually came it at. The Finance Director stated that an increase <br />of 10% was put in the budget, but the rates carne in at only a 2.5% <br />increase phis a $200 deductible increase. City Administrator noted that <br />being part of a larger group pool for the last two years has contributed to <br />the much lower rate increases than the city had seen in the past. <br />McGraw asked if the deductible increase from $1,800 to $2,000 would be <br />paid by the city. City Administrator stated that the city has paid the <br />employee portion of the deductible ever since going to the health savings <br />account plan and would recommend doing so again. <br />City Administrator noted that currently the 2015 General Fund operations <br />is projected to have a surplus of $136,000, but noted in the memo that a <br />transfer of $191,925 of fund balance from the General Fund to other funds <br />was done. He stated that the preliminary levy was certified at a 4% gross <br />levy increase with a 4.7% net levy increase, but he is trying to just focus <br />on the gross levy. Based on the changes talked about, the gross levy is <br />down to 3.33% but the Council had said they wanted it be below 3%, so <br />7 <br />