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Mounds View City Council Page Ten l, Regular Meeting November 25, 1991 value. Rickaby stated that putting taxes in other places such as the street light utility and renaming those taxes circumvents what the circuit breaker was designated for. Rickaby stated that in regard to police asking for more street lights-- they are biased because they know if more street lights are added will increase revenues to be able to add more police employees. Rickaby further stated that when the street light petition went around in her neighborhood, the only person who would not sign it was a police officer who lived across the street. Police are asking for more street lights . Police are biased. Rickaby stated that the Council believes if they can do the street light utility they can can put back some of the cuts that have been made.Rickaby stated the City needs to bite the bullet -- make the cuts and live with them. Rickaby reiterated what Bill Werner, Jr. , had said that the City should not be thinking about increases and maybe at some later date if it were really necessary the City could ask the people for money. Mayor Linke stated with regard to the police asking for more street lights -- this was asked 4 1/2 to 5 years ago and has nothing to do with what is going on now. Mayor Linke stated that the police are concerned with the health, safety and welfare of the City and has nothing to do with the street light utility. Roger Stigney, 8400 Eastwood Road, was watching this meeting on cable and felt compelled to come to City Hall and give his opinion. Mr. Stigney stated he does not feel the city is frugal in nature. Mr. Stigney stated that every time he opened the New Brighton Bulletin he saw more money being spent for everything. Mr. Stigney stated that the City was just throwing the money around like it was going out of style. Mr. Stigney stated the City was always purchasing more equipment-and-new-computers. Mr. Strgney stmt-ed—he-C-i-ty-s-h-oui-d-1-ook within to see where cuts can be made; City hired a Clerk-Administrator for $58,000 per year and gave her a raise after six months . Mr. Stigney asked if the current raise was to be the standard 10%. Mr. Stigney stated that the public works and police should be paid more and that he has been told they are low paid. Mayor Linke informed Mr. Stigney that the average raise for Mounds View . employees is 3% and public works will get the same. Mr. Stigney stated that- the- Clerk-Administrator is overpaid Mayor Linke asked Mr. Stigney if he new what the salaries were.