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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />DECEMBER 3~ 1996 <br />mechanical and plumbing permits; changing a part-time <br />secretarial position to full-time secretary/code <br />enforcement and eliminating the code enforcement intern <br />position; sharing the cost of a full-time crime <br />prevention officer with other jurisdictions contracting <br />with the Sheriff's Department, and sharing the cost of <br />an additional radio dispatcher for the Sheriff's <br />Department. <br />The Administrator reviewed General Fund expenditure <br />trends from 1993 through 1997. In 1993, General Fund <br />expenses were $1.46 million, while these expenditures <br />are budgeted at just over $1.7 million for 1997. This <br />equates to an average annual percentage increase of <br />4.20 over that duration. <br />For 1997 proposed expenditures for public safety equal <br />53% of the General Fund Budget, General Government is <br />at 21%, Public Works is at 17% and Community Services <br />is at 9%. <br />The Administrator next compared Little Canada~s <br />expenditures on a per capita basis with neighboring <br />jurisdictions using information contained in the 1994 <br />State Auditor's summary. Per capita spending on police <br />services ranks Little Canada in the lower hal£ of the <br />neighboring jurisdictions. Per capita spending for <br />fire services ranks Little Canada in the middle, for <br />street maintenance we are the second lowest, for parks <br />and recreation we are in the lower half, and general <br />government Little Canada is second lowest. Overall, <br />for all basic services, Little Canada is the second <br />lowest in per capita spending of the neighboring <br />jurisdictions. The Administrator felt this comparison <br />showed that the Mayor and Council are trying to operate <br />the City as efficiently as possible. <br />In reviewing General Fund revenue trends, 1997 revenues <br />are projected at $1.66 million. This is up from $1.55 <br />million received in 1993, and results in an average <br />annual increase of 1.7%. Property taxes account for <br />58% of proposed 1997 General Fund revenues, while 27% <br />of revenues come from intergovernmental sources, 80 <br />from licenses and permits, 4% from miscellaneous, and <br />3% from fines/charges for services. <br />The Administrator reported that Debt Service has been a <br />large part of the City's levy for a number of years. <br />There will be a dramatic reduction in the debt levy in <br />the year 2000. In 2003, the City's debt will be <br />entirely gone. This will provide opportunities to <br />3 <br />