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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION June 22, 2009 <br /> APPROVED <br /> 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br /> 2 MINUTES <br /> 3 <br /> 4 DATE : June 22, 2009 <br /> 5 TIME STARTED : 5:32 p.m. <br /> 6 TIME ENDED : 5:45 p.m. <br /> 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council members Gallup, Reinert, <br /> 8 O'Donnell and Mayor Bergeson <br /> 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : Council member Stoltz <br /> 10 <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Staff members present: Director of Administration, Dan Tesch; Director of Public Safety, <br /> 13 Dave Pecchia; Director of Public Services, Rick DeGardner; Director of Community <br /> 14 Development, Michael Grochala; Director of Finance, Al Rolek; City Clerk, Julie Bartell. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 REVIEW REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Item 1F regarding authorization for the Police Chief to purchase office equipment was <br /> 19 distributed and reviewed by the Police Chief. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 There were no changes to the regular council agenda. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 2010 BUDGET <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Finance Director Rolek distributed the City of Lino Lakes Strategic Profile document that <br /> 26 outlines the discussions of the council and management staff during recent strategic <br /> 27 planning sessions. The process is intended to assist as the city moves to planning the <br /> 28 2010 budget. Director Rolek noted that staff isn't looking for all the details at this time <br /> 29 but would like direction from the council on preparing their department level budgets for <br /> 30 presentation in early August. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Director Rolek reviewed the key goals and priorities as presented in the report. He <br /> 33 pointed out the section regarding a Balanced Scorecard and noted that it will provide <br /> 34 information on the areas,based on strategic planning, to keep uppermost in mind in <br /> 35 framing the upcoming budget process. Regarding the identified strategic goals for the <br /> 36 city, they should be used to bring in a budget that is based on priorities. He suggests that <br /> 37 the council should establish a time for their first budget work session; Acting <br /> 38 Administrator Tesch will poll the council to set up that meeting. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 In addition to the strategic profile report, Director Rolek reviewed the following: <br /> 41 strategies to keep costs down, a budget preparation process that will be utilized by the <br /> 42 management team, the 2010 budget calendar, a 2010 proposed tax levy, and a net tax <br /> 43 capacity calculation. <br /> 44 <br /> 1 <br />