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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION December 2, 2013 DRAFT 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 1 MINUTES 2 3 DATE : December 2, 2013 4 TIME STARTED : 6:02 p.m. 5 TIME ENDED : 8:00 p.m. 6 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council M ember O’Donnell, Rafferty , 7 Roeser and Mayor Reinert 8 MEMBERS ABSENT : Co uncil Member Stoesz 9 10 11 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development 12 Director Michael Grochala; Community Services Director Rick DeGardner; Fina nce 13 Director Al Rolek; Public Safety Director John Swenson 14 15 1. 2014 Budget – Final Review – Finance Director Rolek noted that the public 16 hearing and council consideration of the final budget will occur at the council meeting on 17 December 9. He reviewed th e status of the proposed 2014 bu dget including the total 18 budget amount, the proposed levy, proposed tax rate and how those figures relate to the 19 last approved budget. He pointed out that the state mandated levy limit is well above the 20 city’s budget. Th e council received summaries of major funds. Staff has no suggestions 21 for change in the proposed 2014 budget at this point. 22 23 Council Member Rafferty noted that funds that have been budgeted for this year (on 24 certain line items) have not been used; Mr. Ro lek explained that unspent funds will r eturn 25 to the general fund. Mr. Rolek added that in 2013, expenditures/revenues seem to be 26 running less/more than was estimated for this year’s budget. Mr. Rolek said he is 27 predicting revenue over the 2013 budget i n the area of $80,000 (some of which has been 28 factored into the 2014 budget). 29 30 Mayor Reinert cal led for a discussion of keeping the budget at a level that requires no 31 levy increase . Mr. Rolek explained that, without the voter approved levy, the curren t 32 budget proposal represents a levy decrease of $49,000. 33 34 Council Member O’Donnell asked about health care costs and Administrator Karlson 35 explained that, after negotiations, the premium increase is in the area of 20%, not 36 considering what will happen with the HSA contribution being considered by the labor 37 arbitrator. Council Member Roeser suggest ed that what will happen with labor 38 (arbit ration included) is really the unknown part of the budget . 39 40 The council discussed the contingency fund. Director Rolek explained that for 2013 41 there was $100,000 budgeted for contingency. For 2014, the budget includes a $145,000 42 contingency amount as well as a spend -down of reserves in the amount of $165,000. 43 The contingency is intended to cover the unforeseen, such as a major storm. Mayor 44