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1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />RECONVENED 1991 COUNCIL DECEMBER 12, 1990 <br />BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING <br />(2) fire stations do provide backup assistance. Mayor Bisel also <br />noted that locations of fire halls is determined on a needs basis <br />and response time is also a key factor. Mr. Clochie explained <br />that he has submitted an application for a position as a <br />volunteer fireman. <br />Judy Knabe, 6483 - 20th Avenue urged the Council to be <br />conservative and noted that she believed that the economy is now <br />in a recession. Mayor Bisel said that the City is growing and <br />the 1991 Budget must contain some flexibility for adjustments. <br />He also noted that the City is trying to control the growth by <br />promoting infill of public utilities. <br />There were no further comments from the audience. Mayor Bisel <br />expressed appreciation for all of the public input into the 1991 <br />Budget. He also noted that this is not an easy task for the <br />Council. He asked that residents get involved with the state, <br />federal, county and school district budget processes. Mayor <br />Bisel noted that Lino Lakes is approximately 25% of the total <br />property taxing entities. He explained that although Lino Lakes' <br />share is small, the City officials hear all of the concerns. <br />Mayor Bisel explained that the proposed levy is $1,775,138.00. <br />This is an increase of 16.03% over the previous years levy. In <br />the Council packet was a sheet outlining three (3) levy options <br />for the Council. The first option is to take the entire increase <br />in levy of $114,947.00 from the Reserve. This would reduce the <br />levy to $1,660,191.00 for an increase of 8.25% over the 1989 <br />payable 1990 levy. The second option would be to take $57,283.00 <br />(one half (1/2) the increase in levy) from Reserves. The levy <br />would be $1,717,473.50 for an increase of 12.26 %. The third <br />option would be to take nothing from the Reserves and to levy the <br />entire amount of $1,775,138.00. The increase in levy would be <br />16.03 %. Mayor Bisel explained that the 1991 Budget is a "bare <br />bones" budget. There is nothing in the budget for additional <br />personnel and expenditures in other areas are limited. The <br />increase in levy of $114,947.00 is to pay the bond payment for <br />the new fire station. <br />Council Member Reinert noted that if the Council did not <br />authorize anything new in the 1991 Budget, the City would still <br />realize additional new dollars in levy due to the growth within <br />the City. Mayor Bisel noted that this was true, however, those <br />additional dollars will be used to maintain current services. If <br />the Council did not authorize additional dollars to pay the fire <br />station bond payment, the City would be loosing dollars due to <br />inflation. <br />Council Member Kuether noted that the Council "whittled" away at <br />PAGE 2 <br />15 <br />