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Mounds View City Council September 11, 2000 <br />Regular Meeting Page 10 <br /> <br />Mayor Coughlin closed the Public Hearing at 8:02 p.m. <br /> <br /> 1. Consider Approval of Resolution 5473. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Thomason/Marty. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 5473, a <br />Resolution Authorizing a Levy Certification Property Tax Rate Increase for Year 2001 Pursuant <br />to State Statutes. <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney asked what type of levy increase this resolution assumed. <br /> <br />Finance Director Kessel explained that if there will be an increase this year from last year, the <br />State requires a resolution approving the increase. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />Council Member Quick was not present for the vote. <br /> <br />C. Consider Resolution No. 5472 Adopting the 2001 Preliminary Budget Levy. <br /> <br />Finance Director Kessel explained the 2000 to 2001 budget total revenues and expenditures were <br />15.3% for the general fund and the property tax levy is proposing a 23.17% increase. He <br />indicated the maximum the City can approve is 23.17% but the figure can be lowered between <br />now and the date of the truth-in-taxation hearing in December. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Thomason/Marty. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 5472, a <br />Resolution Adopting the 2001 Preliminary Budget Levy. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 3 Nays – 1(Stigney) Motion carried. <br /> <br />Council Member Quick was not present for the vote. <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney commented that gasoline is $1.65 per gallon, there is a 4% franchise <br />fee, street light and utility fees, and water meter fees. He said residents can expect their gas <br />heating bill to increase 50% over last winter. He also stated property tax is expected to increase <br />and indicated he does not support the budget increase because he doesn’t feel the City has done <br />anything to try to lower the amount needed for the budget. <br /> <br />Mayor Coughlin explained over 50% of the said potential increase is allocated to the new police <br />officers and indicated the Council had unanimously endorsed moving the police force to <br />community based policing perspective coming out of the tragedy that took place on Highway 10 <br />in February and it was recommended that the City hire two additional officers and fill the vacant <br />position that exists in the lieutenant spot. Part of the increase was requested by Community <br />Development for an intern to take care of some of the burden of administering the wide variety of <br />permits that are required on residential and commercial requests. Lastly, the other major factor is <br />parks issues. The single most sizeable item in the budget is the Hill View building which is in <br />violation of codes because of disrepair. He indicated his dismay that previous Councils did not <br />see fit to recognize that anything the City purchased or built over time, without routine