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UNAPPROVED <br /> Mounds View City Council <br /> December 14, 1998 <br /> Page 5 <br /> D. Consideration of Resolution No. 5283, Adopting the 1999 Property Tax Levy and General <br /> Fund Budget. The Council concurred unanimously. Stigney suggested that Item G. <br /> Consideration of Approving a Telecommunications Bid Award for City Hall, Community Center <br /> and Y2K Upgrade, also be considered before Item D. Mayor McCarty said the funds for Item G <br /> were coming from the Undesignated Reserve and would not effect the Franchise Fee or the Levy <br /> Limit so it would be okay to leave it in the order as published in the Agenda. <br /> D. Consideration of Resolution No. 5283,Adopting the 1999 Property Tax Levy and <br /> General Fund Budget. <br /> Whiting presented the Council, as directed at the Truth-in-taxation hearing of November 30, <br /> 1998, a plan to balance the $25,000 budget deficit that had been discussed at that meeting. Two <br /> areas of change have been explored: <br /> 1. The Community Service Officer Position($36,000) <br /> Staff was recommending that this full-time position be reduced to a half-time position and couple <br /> that position with the existing half-time CSO to give the City the equivalent of one full-time <br /> Community Service Officer. This would change the scope of the position and discussion would <br /> have to be held in this regard. <br /> 2. The receptionist position, part-time office help <br /> Staff was recommending elimination of this position. <br /> Staff also addressed an increase in the Franchise Fee from 2.5 percent to 3 percent, which could <br /> start March 1, 1999 and would add$31,000 of revenue. <br /> Kessel stated Resolution 5283 included the adjustments through Item 8 on the supplemental <br /> sheet. Quick asked Kessel to review the supplemental sheet. <br /> Kessel read the supplemental items into the record. <br /> MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Koopmeiners moved Resolution No. 5283, Adopting the 1999 <br /> Property Tax Levy and General Fund Budget. <br /> Stigney stated he did not agree with the increase in the Franchise Fee from 2.5 percent to 3 <br /> percent, nor did he agree with the hiring of additional staff in the form of the CSO. "There are <br /> many things in this budget that I don't agree with," Stigney said, "so I can't support it." The <br /> Mayor asked Stigney for an amendment. <br />