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Mounds View City Council <br />December 14, 1998 <br />Page 5 <br />D. Consideration of Resolution No. 5283, Adopting the 1999 Property Tax Levy and General <br />Fund Budget. The Council concurred unanimously. Stigney suggested that Item G. <br />Consideration of Approving a Telecommunications Bid Award for City Hall, Community Center <br />and Y2K Upgrade, also be considered before Item D. Mayor McCarty said the funds for Item G <br />were coming from the Undesignated Reserve and would not effect the Franchise Fee or the Levy <br />Limit so it would be okay to leave it in the order as published in the Agenda. <br />D. Consideration of Resolution No. 5283, Adopting the 1999 Property Tax Levy and <br />General Fund Budget. <br />Whiting presented the Council, as directed at the Truth-in-taxation hearing of November 30, <br />1998, a plan to balance the $25,000 budget deficit that had been discussed at that meeting. Two <br />areas of change have been explored: <br />The Community Service Officer Position ($36,000) <br />Staff was recommending that this full-time position be reduced to a half-time position and couple <br />that position with the existing half-time CSO to give the City the equivalent of one full-time <br />Community Service Officer. This would change the scope of the position and discussion would <br />have to be held in this regard. <br />2. The receptionist position, part-time office help <br />Staff was recommending elimination of this position. <br />Staff also addressed an increase in the Franchise Fee from 2.5 percent to 3 percent, which could <br />start March 1, 1999 and would add $31,000 of revenue. <br />Kesel stated Resolution 5283 included the adjustments through Item 8 on the supplemental <br />sheet. Quick asked Kessel to review the supplemental sheet. <br />Kesel read the supplemental items into the record. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Koopmeiners moved Resolution No. 5283, Adopting the 1999 <br />Property Tax Levy and General Fund Budget. <br />Stigney stated he did not agree with the increase in the Franchise Fee from 2.5 percent to 3 <br />percent, nor did he agree with the hiring of additional staff in the form of the CSO. "There are <br />many things in this budget that I don't agree with," Stigney said, "so I can't support it." The <br />Mayor asked Stigney for an amendment. <br />