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j�cam + w - ,are?AeZa. <br /> 12/8/05 Charter Commission Work Session notes <br /> Attending: Jean Miller, Barbara Thomas, Carol Mueller <br /> We looked at November minutes briefly. <br /> We reviewed expenditures on budget summaries, and came up with these questions: <br /> Are there limits on transfers from fund to fund? Do different departments transfer <br /> between each other or stay independent? <br /> What does forfeiture mean? How does it get a balance? What happens to those dollars? <br /> What is the expense every other year? <br /> What is Levy reduction fund in 2002 under General Fund Revenue? <br /> Is it better to base the percentage figure of increase permitted on what they are spending, <br /> or what they are taxing? What is the current tax rate formula? Don't the funds coming in <br /> go up anyway with the increase in property values? <br /> Property values for homeowners increased but rental property decreased—what is the <br /> impact in our community? <br /> What is the difference in attempting to control General Fund spending v.s. Levy <br /> increases? If we go off General Expenditure's figures, does it give us better control over <br /> transfers to other funds? <br /> Did we ever get settled with the Linke's? Legal proceeding for last 4 years—is it finally <br /> settled? <br /> Do we need to control transfers as part of the Charter? Should we get into that detail? If <br /> we go by spending, Barbara recommends yes. If we go by levy, she recommends, no. <br /> Chapter 5 discussion: <br /> Barbara: We need to fix the language on the flow chart to match the proposal now. Can <br /> we figure out the % of Levy increases year to year and then run an average or <br /> comparison? <br />