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Mounds View City Council Page Seven .regular Meeting August 24, 1992 be less. A discussion followed regarding what the average homeowner would end up paying in comparison to the business with regards to both property tax and implementation of the franchise fee. Charlie Hall stated that he just took his first week's vacation since 1988. Mr. Hall stated that he has 130 employees that look to him to have their check be good. Mr. Hall stated that he had to go to the bank once already to stay in business. Hall further stated that he has put in energy saving lights and he can't afford to turn the lights down because someone will trip and will sue him. Mr. Hall said he works at the Mermaid just like everyone else cleaning toilets, bussing tables and cutting grass. Bill Werner, 2765 Sherwood Road asked how much money will the total business community pay? Orduno stated that she did not receive the franchise agreement in time to calculate it out. The businesses are paying more. Sue Hankner, 8046 Woodlawn Drive, stated that the city has put no serious increases on the residents over the last ten years due to very conservative City Council over that period of time. Out of a resident's tax dollar the County receives 27 percent and the school district 5 percent. The people ho up here and talk about this tax and Hankner stated she does not philosophically agree with it either, but the school district and the County are really the culprits. No one goes to their meetings and challenges them. No one holds County Commissioner Duane McCarty responsible for the decisions that he makes. Mr. McCarty blames others. Someone has to hold the County accountable. Someone has to stop the school district. The school district did not like the City Council looking at their budget. Hankner stated that the City of Mounds View has excellent business people and that perhaps the Mayor could invite them in and show them the budget and meet with other political subdivisions and give the County some suggestions on how they might operate. Naja Werner asked Sue asked if the Councilmembers should be down at the County meetings and school district meetings. Hankner suggested the people of the community should be at those meetings. Naja Werner stated that the School District and Council do not listen to them. Werner stated that at a Council Meeting in November discussing the franchise fee and people objected to it because it was just another tax. Werner stated that the people chosen to represent the residents made the decision and didn't listen to the people. Naja went on further to say that the City is a bloated bureaucracy. The City needs to cut back and have staff do more work. Mayor Linke stated that the City is not a bloated bureaucracy. There are 39 ~ull time employees working for the City which is four square miles wide and as a population of 13,000 people. Mayor Linke compared surrounding cities