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096: BUDGET WORKSHOP September 23, 1985 A special meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order by Mayor Benson at 5:40 P.M., September 23, 1985. Council members present: Bohjanen, Reinert, Marier, and Kulaszewicz. Chief of Police, Dean Campbell; Accountant, Joe Huss; Building Official, Pete Kluegel; Public Works Director, Don Volk; Admin- istrator, Randy Schumacher and Clerk- Treasurer, Marilyn Anderson were also present. Mr. Schumacher explained that the sole purpose of this workshop was to take a look at what the department heads feel they would like to have in their budgets for budget and program changes for 1986. This workshop will allow the department heads to explain to the Council what they feel is best for their department. He asked the Council to listen to what they have to say, take the preliminary document home, evaluate it and prioritize a policy budget for the department heads to work with in the future. He explained the only decision that has to be made is that a levy will have to be certified to the County before October 10, 1985. The 1985 levy as projected on the receipts portion of the pre- liminary budget is $845,000 and this will keep the mill rate as it was in 1984. This figure may change somewhat when all fig- ures are received from the County later this week. The present mill rate is 26.4 and was the same in the prior year. He is suggesting that another workshop be set for September 30, 1985 to go over this information again. Mr. Marier said he would not be able to attend the meeting on September 30, 1985. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Major Programs: 1) Fourth year of five year overlay program. This program is presently on schedule. At the end of five years there will not be an overlay program but there will be a continuation of the seal coat plan. $163,000. 2) Seal coat program, $52,000. 3) Capital Outlay - based on Capital Improvements Plan (CIP). 1985 CIP was cut from 1985 budget and has been added to the 1986 budget. (a) dump truck and plow equipment, $60,000, (b) four wheel drive truck and plow, $17,000, (c) crack filling machine, $6,000, (d) equipment trailer, $3,000. Don Volk explained the dump truck and plow equipment is a replace- ment of the 1974 Ford dump truck. This old vehicle was not built to be a plow truck and has been expensive to maintain. Presently working fine. Mr. Marier asked Mr. Volk to determine what it has cost the City to maintain the 1974 Ford dump truck for the last two years and list major improvements to the truck.