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