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MINUTES Or THE WORKSHOP MEETING <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA <br />SEPTEMBER 13, 2006 <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a workshop meeting of the City <br />Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 13th day of <br />September, 2006 in the Conference Room of the City Center located aC <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: Mayor Mr. Bill Blesener <br />Council Member Ms. Barb Allan <br />Council Member Mr. John Keis <br />Council Member Mr. Jim LaValle <br />Council Member Mr. Rick Montour <br />ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Mr. Joel R. Hanson <br />Finance Director Ms. Shelly Rueckert <br />Fire Department Mr. Steve Morelan <br />Cable TV Producer Mr. Brandon Rickert <br />Cable TV Producer Ms. Vanessa Van Alstine <br />City Clerk Ms. Kathy Glanzer <br />2007 The purpose of this evening's workshop meeting is to review the 2007 <br />PRELIMINARY Preliminary Budget. <br />BUDGET <br />Steve Morelan, representing the Little Canada Fire Department, began <br />with a detailed review of the Fire Department's proposed 2007 Budget. <br />The 2006 Budget level was $213,388.44, and the proposed 2007 Budget is <br />$234,206.49, representing a 9.75% increase. Morelan reviewed Operating <br />Expenses and noted that under the Building line item, utilities are project <br />to exceed budget by 8% in 2006. Therefore, the 2007 utility budget <br />amount has been increased by 11.8%. Under the General & <br />Administration line item, insurance costs are projected to increase by 13%. <br />This increase is generally attributable to the cost of insuring the new truck. <br />Morelan reported that under the Operations line item, fire call <br />remunerations are projected to exceed the 2006 Budget by 3.8%. <br />Therefore, this expense has been increased by 7.4% for 2007. Vehicle and <br />equipment repairs are projected to exceed budget by 57% for 2006. The <br />Fire Department is proposing a 19.6% increase in this expense for 2007. <br />Morelan also noted that the connection fee/service contract for 800 MHz <br />