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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />DECEMBER 5, 1990 <br />recommend 1991 salaries, the Mayor and Administrative <br />Liaison will make a recommendation on the City <br />Administrator's 1991 salary. The Administrator <br />reported that he will be recommending a cap on <br />employees' insurance costs with increases beyond the <br />cap amount to be paid by the individual employee. It <br />was noted that the 1991 Administration budget is <br />proposed at $107,775 versus $100,900 budgeted in 1990. <br />The 1991 Attorney budget was proposed at $83,960 which <br />reflects a 10% increase in the civil retainer and an 8% <br />increase in the prosecution retainer. The 1990 <br />Attorney budget was $83,410. It was noted that the <br />1991 Attorney's contract has not yet been negotiated, <br />however. <br />The 1991 Enqineer budget was proposed at $8,750 versus <br />$5,850 for 1990. The Administrator reported that the <br />increase reflects some additional projects which are <br />necessary, such as updating the City's base maps with <br />the as-builts to date. Other projects include creation <br />of a storm sewer utility as well as review and <br />standardization of Ordinances and specifications. <br />Also, it includes a review of our Municipal State Aid <br />system. Scalze asked about the need to develop a <br />Surface Water Management Plan. The Administrator <br />replied that the City may have to develop such a plan, <br />however, he did not believe the City is immediately <br />faced with this item. <br />The next department reviewed was Planning with the 1991 <br />budget amount at $27,895 versus $18,950 budgeted in <br />1990. The City Administrator reported that this area <br />needs more evaluation, and one suggestion for cost <br />savings would be to schedule bi-monthly and "as-needed" <br />office hours for the Planner. <br />The Administrator reported that $7,950 has been <br />proposed for the 1991 Budget for the Old Fire Station. <br />This is a new category which covers maintenance and <br />operation costs for this facility once it is vacated by <br />the Fire Department. <br />Council next reviewed the Fire Department budget <br />proposed at $148,525 versus $149,675 budgeted in 1990. <br />The Fire Chief reviewed the budget on a line-item by <br />line-item basis. The Fire Chief noted that there is no <br />provision in the budget for furnishings at the new Fire <br />Station. The City Administrator reported that there is <br />approximately $35,000 in the new Fire Station project <br />budget for furnishings. The Chief reported on <br />preliminary planning for the purchase of a new fire <br />truck, and it is the hope of the Department that this <br />purchase can be funded with charitable gamblinq <br />Page 3 <br />