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MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA <br />SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a Workshop meeting of the City Council of Little Canada, <br />Minnesota was convened on the 1 Ith day of September, 2024 in the Conference Room of the City <br />Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. <br />Mayor Tom Fischer called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the following members of the City <br />Council were present at roll call: <br />ROLL CALL: In attendance were Mayor Fischer, City Council Members T. Miller, Gutierrez, <br />Kwapick and D. Miller. Absent: None. <br />ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Chris Heineman, Finance Director Sam Magureanu, <br />Community Relations Manager Laura Linehan and City Clerk/HR Manager Heidi Heller. <br />REVIEW 2025 PRELIMINARY BUDGET & LEVY <br />The Finance Director stated that the Council has looked at the budget in detail over the last two <br />workshops and tonight will be an overview of the 2025 preliminary budget and levy as a whole. He <br />reported the proposed preliminary levy is currently recommended to be 9.51 %. He reviewed the <br />larger budget increases: city attorney, contracted services, infrastructure fund levy, personnel costs, <br />and general capital fund levy for potential future community building debt service payment. He <br />explained why Little Canada will be contributing more to the fiscal disparities program in 2025 and <br />how the Homestead Market Exclusion program change will affect the budget. <br />The City Administrator reviewed options to adjust the budget. Council was in consensus to <br />consider decreasing the safety margin from 2.5% to 1.5% for the final budget adoption in <br />December. <br />The Finance Director noted there are still actual costs for 2025 that are unknown such as health and <br />property insurance and workers compensation premiums. He explained that those rates are not <br />received until at least late September. There was Council consensus to keep the 9.51% for the <br />preliminary levy and review the budget reduction options when the final budget is adopted in <br />December. <br />There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:29 p.m. <br />Thomas Fischer, Mayor <br />A <br />isto her Heineman, City Administrator <br />