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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION <br />APPROVED <br />August 22, 2016 <br />1 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />2 MINUTES <br />3 <br />4 DATE August 22, 2016 <br />5 TIME STARTED 9010 P.M. <br />6 TIME ENDED 9:30 p.m. <br />7 MEMBERS PRESENT Council Member Rafferty, Kusterman, <br />8 Maher, Manthey and Mayor Reinert <br />9 MEMBERS ABSENT None <br />10 <br />11 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Public Safety Director Swenson; <br />12 Community Development Director Grochala; Finance Director Sarah Cotton; Public <br />13 Services Director DeGardner; City Clerk Julie Bartell. <br />14 <br />15 Finance Director Cotton presented new budget information developed since the council's <br />16 last review. New information, including from the county and from staff changes within <br />17 the budget, has resulted in new figures within the gap analysis. Staff recommended <br />18 changes were explained. <br />19 <br />20 Council Member Rafferty requested that the council consider a change for the advisory <br />21 stipend which hasn't been reviewed for many years. Administrator Karlson said staff will <br />22 respond on that direction at the next work session. <br />23 <br />24 Mayor Reinert noted that staff has responded to the council's direction to identify <br />25 changes within the budget. <br />26 <br />27 Ms. Cotton noted that the numbers from the county also impacted positively the amount <br />28 required to reach the goal of a flat tax rate. <br />29 <br />30 Mayor Reinert suggested that the council get together one more time and finalize the <br />31 figures for 2017. When Administrator Karlson asked what staff would provide for an <br />32 additional meeting, Mayor Reinert didn't have a specific instruction but suggested there <br />33 would be one more budget work session. <br />34 <br />35 Council Member Rafferty asked about the fire stipend and Ms. Cotton said the budget <br />36 provided for 25 cross trained staff and there are actually 23. <br />37 <br />38 The council thanked staff for bringing forward the requested information and in an easy- <br />39 to -read form. <br />40 <br />41 The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m. <br />42 <br />43 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on <br />44 September 12, 2016. <br />45 <br />1 <br />