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1 1 1 1993 GENERAL FUND BUDGET HEARING CITY OF LINO LAKES COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 10, 1992 TIME STARTE:I ..:. ...................................................... ..................................................... ..................................................... TIME. ENDED MEMBERSPRESEN MEMBERSABS'ENT einert, Neal, Kuether, Elliott Bergeson': One Staff Members present: City Accountant, Paula Schloer; Financial Director, Mary Vaske; Public Works Director, Don Volk; Chief of Police, Dean Campbell; City Administrator, Randy Schumacher and Clerk -Treasurer Marilyn Anderson. The purpose of the meeting was to conduct the 1993 General Fund Budget and levy public hearing. OPENING STATEMENT BY MAYOR REINERT Mayor Reinert opened the public hearing at 6:35 P.M. and outlined the format for the public hearing. He noted that the proposed 1993 Budget is a consensus budget. Not all Council Members are happy with everything that is in the budget, however an agreement was reached. Mayor Reinert noted that the population in Lino Lakes is nearly 11,000 persons. Services are needed for new homes and nearly all city departments need assistance to provide public services. Mayor Reinert also noted that long range planning has also been considered by the City Council. This was done to avoid the "peaks and valleys" that have previously been experienced in the budget which leads to erratic property taxes. A Certificate of Indebtedness was considered to purchase needed capital improvements, such as a dump truck, squad cars and fire equipment. The purchase of a Certificate will allow the cost of these purchases to be spread over a period of five (5) years. This action will also help to keep property taxes level. Mayor Reinert noted that an area of extreme importance to the City Council is their commitment to business and industrial growth. He noted the new Lino Business Park and the need to PAGE 1 93