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MlrruTEs <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />SEPTEMBER 12, 2001 <br />Scalze pointed out that the City has always had a couple of part-timer <br />employees in the Parks & Recreation Department to keep costs down. She <br />further noted that the size of the City's recreation program has not increased <br />much and the program does ft the City. She further noted that the past-time <br />Program Assistant position filled by Anderson is one that requires evening <br />hours. Scalze stated that she did not want to see the Parks & Recreation <br />Department become a large department with a large budget. <br />Fahey noted that Anderson would continue to work evening hours as a <br />Recreation Program Assistant. The City Administrator noted that the proposal <br />would be for Anderson to work 20 hours per week for the Parks Department <br />and 20 hours per week as Recreation Program Assistant. He would receive <br />two different rates of pay in Yhis dual capacity. <br />Fahey stated that he did not have a problem with the change to full-time status <br />as long as Anderson's performance was acceptable. Fahey noted that Little <br />Canada is unique because of its size, and the dual position is unique and he <br />was comfortable with it. <br />The Administrator also pointed out the City's PERA contribution to employee <br />pensions will be increasing for a projected cost to the General Fund of $'1,285 <br />in 2002. <br />Council again discussed the State's elimination of over X400,000 in HACA <br />credit that the City must make up for with an increased levy. The City <br />Administrator pointed out that the real impact to the 2002 Budget compared to <br />the 2001 Budget is a 5.17% increase in the General Fund. <br />With regard to the revenue side of the budget, the Administrator reviewed <br />increases in some of the City's license fees. The Administrator noted that he <br />was not proposing an increase in on-sale liquor license fees given that the City <br />has typically not increased these fees on a yearly basis and an increase was <br />adopted in 200] . The Council discussed this matter, and it was their consensus <br />that they would like to take a look at on-sale license fees including research as <br />to what surrounding cities are charging, cost of liquor employee training, <br />credits received, and credits cities are providing to those establishments with <br />trained employees. The Council also discussed calls for service at liquor <br />establishments with LaVaI1e noting that there are other businesses in the City <br />with high calls for service. LaValle asked that an analysis of calls for service <br />include some of these businesses as well. <br />Anderson asked about the building permit revenue that was projected. The <br />City Administrator felt revenue projected was appropriate given the limited <br />amount of property in the City (eft to develop. <br />3 <br />