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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AUGUST 13, 2003 APPROVED 1 • 2 SPECIAL REVENUE / UTILITIES (RICK DEGARDNER) 3 4 Public Services Director DeGardner reviewed the proposed 2004 budget for special 5 revenue/utilities. He stated the supplies line item in the water utility is proposed to be 6 reduced by 50 percent due to the completion of the MIU meter replacement program. He 7 also stated the sewer utility is proposed to increase 9.26 percent due to higher volumes 8 and higher rates by MCES. 9 10 Finance Director Rolek stated the rates are up for review again this fall to determine the 11 rate structure for 2004. 12 13 ADMINISTRATION / FINANCE (DAN TESCH / AL ROLEK) 14 15 Director of Administration Tesch reviewed the proposed 2004 budget for 16 Administration/Finance. 17 18 Mayor & Council — Director of Administration Tesch explained the proposed budget for 19 Mayor & Council would be decreased 5.15 percent. 20 21 Administration — Director of Administration Tesch stated the Timesavers expenditure 22 would be decreased due to less detail in the minutes. 23 • 24 Finance — Finance Director Rolek stated there is a proposed 2.89 percent decrease in the 25 finance department budget.The proposal does not include funds for a future upgrade for 26 financial software. He also stated they would begin an analysis for an in-house assessor 27 for 2005. 28 29 Other — Finance Director Rolek stated the contingency fund is also proposed to decrease. 30 31 Personnel — City Administrator Waite Smith stated salaries were not market adjusted last 32 year, but the proposed budget does include these adjustments. She stated if the City 33 strives for average market salaries that it eases labor negotiations. Earlier this year it look 34 as if there would be no salary increases and the unions agreed that saving jobs were more 35 important than the increases. 36 37 Mayor Bergeson stated all employees would like cost -of -living adjustment increases and 38 some positions are out of sync with the market averages. Because there are limited funds, 39 is one more important than the other. 40 41 City Administrator Waite Smith stated parameters need to be set first and that they should 42 not treat managers and non -managers differently. 43 44 Councilmember Carlson requested historical information for the last three years about 45 salary increases for each position. 46 • 47 City Administrator Waite Smith stated this information would be available at the next 48 City Council meeting.