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MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA <br />SEPTEMBER 10, 2008 <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a workshop meeting of the City <br />Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 10th day of <br />September, 2008 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at <br />515 Little Canada Road in said City. <br />Mayor Bill Blesener called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the <br />following members of the City Council were present at roll call: <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />Mayor <br />Council Member <br />Council Member <br />Council Member <br />Council Member <br />Mr. Bill Blesener <br />Ms. Barbara Allan <br />Mr. John Keis <br />Mr. Mike McGraw <br />Mr. Rick Montour <br />ALSO PRESENT: <br />City Administrator <br />Finance Director <br />Cable TV <br />City Clerk <br />Mr. Joel R. Hanson <br />Ms. Shelly Rueckert <br />Mr. Kevin Helander <br />Ms. Kathy Glanzer <br />2009 The purpose of this evening's workshop meeting is to review the 2009 <br />PRELIMINARY Preliminary Budget. <br />BUDGET <br />The City Administrator reported that this evening the Council will review <br />the 2009 Preliminary Budget, noting that the preliminary levy must be <br />certified later this evening at the regular Council meeting. He noted that <br />there are a number of factors impacting the 2009 Budget which include <br />Local Government Aid as well as levy limits imposed by the State <br />Legislature. The Administrator indicated that the first section of the <br />General Fund Budget to be reviewed this evening is the Little Canada Fire <br />Department Budget. <br />Steve Morelan, representing the Little Canada Fire Department, began <br />with a detailed review of the Fire Department's proposed 2009 Budget. <br />The 2008 Budget level was $258,360.34, and the proposed 2009 Budget is <br />$263,489.89, representing a 2.0% increase. Morelan reviewed Operating <br />Expenses and noted that under the Building Repair/Replacement line item, <br />there is an increase budgeted of approximately $1,400. He noted that the <br />building is now 17 years old and requires a little more attention than it has <br />in the past. <br />Morelan reviewed the Compensation portion of the budget which is <br />projected to increase by 3%. He noted that the Compensation budget <br />