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SPECIAL COUNCIL WORK SESSION DRAFT DATE TIME STARTED TIME ENDED MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES SEPTEMBER 8, 2005 : September 8, 2005 . 6:00 p.m. . 11:55 p.m. : Councilmember Carlson, Dahl, Reinert, Stoltz, and Mayor Bergeson : None Staff members present: City Administrator, Gordon Heitke; Community Development Director, Mike Grochala; Finance Director, Al Rolek; Director of Administration, Dan Tesch; Public Services Director, Rick DeGardner; and Chief of Police, Dave Pecchia Mayor Bergeson advised the meeting is a continuation of the budget meeting of August 30, 2005. At that meeting, the majority of the Council did not want to increase the tax rate so the proposed budget needs to be reduced by $389,000. Each Councilmember was to prepare a list of possible reductions to discuss this evening. Mayor Bergeson stated that he; Councilmember Reinert and Councilmember Stoltz submitted a list. Mayor Bergeson suggested the Council review each list. Finance Director Rolek advised, per Council directive, at the budget work session held on August 30, staff submitted adjustments in three tiers that totaled $500,900. The adjustments were proposed in revenue areas as well as in expenditure areas. The first and second tiers adjusted the budget by $389,258, which would lower the tax levy sufficiently to achieve a level tax rate from 2005 to 2006. The third tier added adjustments of $111,642. After reviewing the staff proposed adjustments, the Council withdrew the following proposals: Tier I Tier II Tier III Total staff adjustments $122,053 $267,205 $389,258 For level tax rate Visioning Process Secretarial Services Trails Total Withdrawn (35,000) (35,000) (18,870) - (18,870) (10,000) (40,000) (50,000) (63,870) (40,000) (103,870) Revised Tier I & II $ 58,183 $227,205 $285,388 1