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COUNCIL MINUTES September 14, 2009 APPROVED 16 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT,AL ROLEK x--47 48 2A. Resolution No. 09-66 Adopting Preliminary 2009/2010 Property Tax Levy - Finance 49 Director Rolek remarked that the city is required to adopt and certify a preliminary tax levy for 50 the coming year on or before September 15. The council has been reviewing some details for the 51 2010 budget and directed staff to prepare a resolution to forward a preliminary levy based on a 52 maximum tax rate of 38.616%, a decrease from the 2009 tax rate. The council may reduce the 53 levy from the number submitted but cannot increase it. 54 55 Council Member Stoltz moved to approve Resolution No. 09-66 as presented. Council Member 56 Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried. 57 58 2B. Resolution No. 09-67 Setting Truth-in-Taxation Hearing Date - Finance Director 59 Rolek explained that the city is required to hold a public hearing to receive input on the proposed 60 levy and general operating budget. Staff is proposing that the council set the hearing for 61 December 14, 2009 (during the regularly scheduled council meeting of that date). 62 63 Council Member Gallup moved to approve Resolution No. 09-67 as presented. Council Member 64 O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried. 65 66 2C. Resolution No. 09-68 Canceling the 2009/2010 Debt Service Tax Levy for G.O. Tax 67 Increment Financing Bond Series 2007A—Finance Director Rolek reported that there is an 68 established annual tax levy included in the bond issuance for the payment of debt services related '--69 to these bonds. It was anticipated and is now recommended that the tax levy is not required for 70 2010 and therefore staff is recommending that it is be cancelled as set forth in the resolution. 71 72 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Resolution No. 09-68 as presented. Council 73 Member Stoltz seconded the motion. Motion carried. 74 75 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAN TESCH 76 77 3A. Charter Commission Budget appropriation —Acting Administrator Tesch reported 78 that the city council and the charter commission have had discussions about the charter 79 commission budget for 2010 as well as an outstanding bill from charter attorney, Karen Marty. 80 Based on his discussion with Charter Commissioner Connie Sutherland just prior to this meeting, 81 Mr. Tesch explained that the commission is, at this time, submitting a bill from Ms. Marty in the 82 amount of$107.30 for expenses directly related to framing and amending the city charter. The 83 council and charter commission will continue discussion of outstanding budget questions at a 84 joint meeting in the near future. 85 86 At the request of the council, Finance Director Rolek explained that the amount presented is 87 beyond the approximate $20.00 remaining in the commission's 2009 budget. If the council 88 wishes to authorize payment of the $107.30, that should be done by increasing (amending) the 89 budget by resolution. 90 2