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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION <br />APPROVED <br />1 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />2 MINUTES <br />3 <br />4 DATE July 26, 2021 <br />5 TIME STARTED 7*45 p.m. <br />6 TIME ENDED 9*30 p.m. <br />7 MEMBERS PRESENT Council Member Stoesz, Lyden, Ruhland, <br />8 Cavegn and Mayor Rafferty <br />9 MEMBERS ABSENT None <br />10 Staff members present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton; Finance Director Hannah <br />11 Lynch; Public Services Director Rick DeGardner; Community Development Director <br />12 Michael Grochala; City Engineer Diane Hankee; Director of Public Safety John Swenson; <br />13 City Cleric Julie Bartell <br />14 <br />15 L 2022 Draft Budget & Tax Levy — Finance Director Lynch said staff will present <br />16 a high level review of the 2022 budget with the intent that this would be a first discussion <br />17 of 2022 budget plans. She reviewed her written report: <br />18 <br />19 - 39.43 tax rate approved last December for 2021 (actual certified tax rate was 40.1 <br />20 due to changes at the county level); <br />21 - Page 6, Gap Analysis, at the bottom identifies a gap to keep a flat tax rate (39.4); <br />22 - Handout this evening indicates tax implication for certain valuations at different <br />23 tax rate scenarios; <br />24 <br />25 Mayor Rafferty noted that the perspective of seeing the impact on property tax payers is <br />26 very helpful (the handout). <br />27 <br />28 - Page 2, highlights the operating and debt levy and total proposed for 2022. <br />29 Accounting change was noted to cut out a transfer, <br />30 - General Fund Base Budget Increase (Page 11), excluding Others, looking at base <br />31 budget increase of $375,000 (mainly personnel related); <br />32 <br />33 Councilmember Stoesz asked if there is any funding included for a community rec center; <br />34 Ms. Lynch said no. <br />35 <br />36 - Paid On Call Firefighter wage increase may come forward but is not included; <br />37 - The 2022 adjustments requested is $830,000 as noted (by department) in the <br />38 report; <br />39 <br />40 Mayor Rafferty noted the council's discussions about adequate personnel for fire <br />41 department duties and the need to look at that wage. <br />42 <br />43 Councilmember Stoesz asked about the Zoom PD item, is that something new? <br />44 Administrator Cotton said if it is included in the adjustments, is a new budget item. <br />1 <br />