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Mounds View City Council September 8, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 12 nothing for inflation and only allowing the City to levy for 60% of the amount of lost LGA and a 1 few special levies. 2 3 Finance Director Hansen indicated that the budget as presented does assume that the City will 4 levy for lost LGA and a special levy to raise funds for two police officer positions for a total levy 5 increase of 12.75%. 6 7 Finance Director Hansen indicated he went through and eliminated certain activities detailed at 8 last week’s work session the most prominent was seal coating for $110,000 because the streets 9 do not benefit from seal coating at this time. 10 11 Finance Director Hansen indicated the Staff went through supply and contractual accounts 12 throughout the budgets and cut out any un-used amounts and anything that was elective and that 13 is how Staff was able to bring the budget to Council as balanced. 14 15 Finance Director Hansen indicated the Resolution would certify a budget of $4,669,495 and a 16 property tax levy of $2,679,463. 17 18 Council Member Marty expressed concern with having a 1.7% cost of living in the budget 19 because he understood the cost of living increases were going to be greater than that figure. 20 21 Finance Director Hansen indicated he had used the 1.7% based on the consumer price index at 22 the time he began this budgeting process. He then said that there are some unknowns at this time 23 because there have been discussions of closing City Hall and wage freezes to save money and the 24 union negotiations are ongoing but he feels 1.7% is doable. 25 26 Council Member Marty commented that the cost of health insurance is going up increasing the 27 City’s contribution by 10% and he hopes the City can work out the contracts with all of its 28 employees and not have to lay anyone off. 29 30 Mayor Linke read a list of some of the items in the budget that have been reduced and 31 eliminated. 32 33 Council Member Marty indicated he thought that there were installment payments for the voting 34 equipment. 35 36 Finance Director Hansen indicated that Staff contacted Ramsey County to discuss a payoff 37 amount because there is money available in 2003 to pay it off that will not be available in 2004. 38 39 Council Member Marty commented that previous administrations relied heavily on labor 40 relations and he feels this administration should be able to keep the amount under the budgeted 41 $10,000. 42 43 Council Member Marty asked whether the school district could be asked to pay for a portion of 44 the school resource officer’s cellular telephone. 45