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AGENDA ITEM 2A STAFF ORIGINATOR Al Rolek MEETING DATE September 10, 2007 TOPIC Consideration Resolution 07 -131 adopting the proposed 2008 Operating Budget for the City of Lino Lakes VOTE REQUIRED Simple Majority Minnesota State Statutes require the City of Lino Lakes to adopt and certify a proposed operating budget on or before September 15th of each year. The main goals in preparing the budget were to maintain current service levels to our citizens, ensure each department has adequate resources to perform their functions, provide for local street and storm drainage system maintenance, provide for the replacement of wom equipment and maintain or lower the city's tax rate. The proposed budget addresses these goals by providing resources to implement Council goals representing the greatest needs of the community, assessing engineering needs, adding new patrol officer position, continuing the process of phasing in funding for the capital equipment replacement program and street maintenance and enhancing our efforts in maintaining the storm drainage system. The budget proposed for 2008 is $9,932,236, a 3.36% increase from the budget adopted for 2007. This budget provides the city the opportunity to meet its growing needs for infrastructure maintenance and to maintain municipal services at current levels. The City Council, after long discussions and a number of compromises, has crafted a budget that meets these needs and maintains the city's tax rate to our taxpayers. The departmental budgets within the proposed budget may be further reviewed by the City Council prior to the Truth in Taxation hearing for changes, if needed. 1. Adopt Resolution 07 -131 adopting the proposed 2008 Operating Budget. 2. Refer back to staff for further review. Option 1 • -32a-