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COUNCIL MINUTES September 14, 2009 DRAFT 45 Education Services to conduct an excluded bingo event on 46 October 10, 2009 and February 5, 2010 at St. Joseph's Church Approved 47 48 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT, AL ROLEK 49 50 2A. Resolution No. 09-66 Adopting Preliminary 2009/2010 Property Tax Levy - Finance 51 Director Rolek remarked that the city is required to adopt and certify a preliminary tax levy for 52 the coming year on or before September 15. The council has been reviewing some details for 53 the 2010 budget and directed staff to prepare a resolution to forward a preliminary levy based on 54 a maximum tax rate of 38.616%, a decrease from the 2009 tax rate. The council may reduce the 55 levy from the number submitted but cannot increase it. 56 57 Council Member Stoltz moved to approve Resolution No. 09 -66 as presented. Council Member 58 Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried. 59 60 2B. Resolution No. 09 -67 Setting Truth -in- Taxation Hearing Date - Finance Director 61 Rolek explained that the city is required to hold a public hearing to receive input on the 62 proposed levy and general operating budget. Staff is proposing that the council set the hearing 63 for December 14, 2009 (during the regularly scheduled council meeting of that date). 64 65 Council Member Gallup moved to approve Resolution No. 09 -67 as presented. Council 66 Member O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried. 67 68 2C. Resolution No. 09-68 Canceling the 2009/2010 Debt Service Tax Levy for G.O. Tax 69 Increment Financing Bond Series 2007A — Finance Director Rolek reported that there is an 70 established annual tax levy included in the bond issuance for the payment of debt services 71 related to these bonds. It was anticipated and is now recommended that the tax levy is not 72 required for 2010 and therefore staff is recommending that it is be cancelled as set forth in the 73 resolution. 74 75 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Resolution No. 09 -68 as presented. Council 76 Member Stoltz seconded the motion. Motion carried. 77 78 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAN TESCH 79 80 3A. Charter Commission Budget appropriation — Acting Administrator Tesch reported 81 that the city council and the charter commission have had discussions about the charter 82 commission budget for 2010 as well as an outstanding bill from charter attorney, Karen Marty. 83 Based on his discussion with Charter Commissioner Connie Sutherland just prior to this 84 meeting, Mr. Tesch explained that the commission is, at this time, submitting a bill from Ms. 85 Marty in the amount of $107.30 for expenses directly related to framing and amending the city 86 charter. The council and charter commission will continue discussion of outstanding budget 87 questions at a joint meeting in the near future. 88 2 —25— • •