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SPECIAL COUNCIL WORK SESSION AUGUST 30, 2005 <br />APPROVED <br />1 <br />2 Finance Director Rolek emphasized the fact that staff is not advocating the suggested <br />3 budget cuts. Staff put together a list of cuts per Council direction. Other cities are facing <br />4 the same problem and some are raising levy levels to make up for the state aid cuts. Staff <br />5 is assuming the cuts are permanent and will not be recovered next year or the year after. <br />6 The Legislature may also put a limit on levy increases so the City can't ever recover the <br />7 funds. If the levy were increased this year the City would be in a much better position for <br />8 the next several years in terms of the budget process. <br />9 <br />10 City Administrator Heitke added that staff is trying to realign things and the cuts will be <br />11 permanent. Staff is not deferring things to next year or the year after. He emphasized <br />12 again the cuts will be permanent. <br />13 <br />14 After much discussion, it was determined that over $104,000 of additional cuts need to be <br />15 made within the 2006 budget. <br />16 <br />17 Councilmember Carlson indicated she is not supportive of cutting just the Tier III <br />18 expenditures. She stated she would research the City's past year's budgets. <br />19 <br />20 The Council determined each of them would identify their own cuts and provide that <br />21 information to the City Administrator no later than noon on Tuesday, September 6, 2005. <br />22 Staff will then compile those cuts and distribute to the Council Tuesday evening. <br />23 <br />24 The Council also determined the regular Council work session on Wednesday, September <br />25 7 would begin at 4:00 p.m. to continue work on the 2006 budget. Staff would also post <br />26 an additional budget meeting Thursday, September 8, 6:00 p.m. <br />27 <br />28 The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m. <br />29 <br />30 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on <br />31 September 26, 2005 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 .�...� <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 Transcribed by: <br />41 Kim Points <br />42 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. <br />43 <br />Jean Vieputy Clerk <br />3 <br />Jo Bergeson, Mayor <br />