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T February 28, 1983 1 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 7:00 P.M., February 28, 1983 by Mayor Benson with all members present. Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Schumacher, Mr. Kluegel and Mrs. Sarner were also present. MINUTES - FEBRUARY 14, 1983 Mr. Marier moved to accept the minutes as written Seconded by Mrs. Elsenpeter. Mayor Benson - under Old Business - on the appointment of the Engineering firm, the motion carried with Mr. Kulaszewica abd Mr. Marier voting, No. Motion on minutes carried unanimously. DISBURSEMENTS - February 28, 1983 Mr. Kulaszewicz questioned the division of a check for Tom's Tools to the several departments - Mr. Schumacher explained this is done by percentage. Mr. Kulaszewicz moved to approve the disbursements. Seconded by Mr. Reinert. Motion carried unanimously. OPEN MIKE There was no one to apperar under this portion of the agenda. STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS Mayor Benson noted this is required by the City Charter. Since there was no format, he noted that he had put this together and if there are questions after the address, he will be glad to answer. Lino Lakes Charter required the Mayor to deliver a comperhensive State of the City report. Since no prior format has been established, I will address the following areas: 1982 and 1983 budgets - Council /Staff accomplishments in 1982, Objectives for 1983 and Closing Remarks. The adopted 1982 budget was $891,570.00. This included an aticipated surplus of $51,000 by year's end. Anticipated receipts for 1982 were $942,510.00. In 1982, Lino Lakes spent $869,028 on budget expenses. Some of the major expense areas were Police - $260,500; Public Works - $186,300; Administration - $89,900; C onsultants - $71,600; Parks $38,800; and Fire Protection - $35,600. Receipts for 1982 were $987,940. In 1982, Lino Lakes received $21,000 less from State Aid to Cities than expected, and City services were $25,600 less than expected. Our surplus for 1982 was $51,463. In 1982 the City was audited by the State of Minnesota. Their determination was that Lino Lakes was operating in a financially proper manner. The State did recommend a couple of minor administrative changes and the City complied. For the most part, 1982 was a financially sound year for the City. The 1983 Adopted Budget for Lino Lakes is $896,277. This was approved on December 20, 1982. However, the City Council delayed spending $46,000.00 or 5.1% of the budget expenses. When Lino received more accurate information on State Aid to Cities, the City Council will reconsider this action. Some of the major areas of expenses are Police - $301,000; Public Works - $168,000; Administration - $101,000;