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~unds View City Council <br />gular Meeting <br />• <br />Page Eight <br />November 25, 1991 <br />Bill Frits stated the City should lay off the old as in other <br />Cities and therefore you needn't worry about accrued vacation. <br />Mayor Linke stated the Teamsters Union would not be happy with that and <br />also Mayor Linke stated these police officers know the City well <br />and do a very fine job. <br />William Werner, Sr. stated Ms. Orduno gave a very good presentation, <br />however, the pitch was very directed, as to be expected. Mr. Werner <br />indicated that a statement had been made in the presentation that the <br />cities were thinking of new ways to obtain revenues. Mr. .Werner asked <br />where is the accountability for services and is this the same <br />philosophy used in planning for all departments and revenues? Mr. <br />Werner stated thatthe services should be looked at and determined if <br />there are a need for some of them and get feedback from the public. <br />Mayor Linke stated he hears about many of the other services in town, <br />such as certain residents feel the police officers should come down <br />their street more often, or the snowplows only made one run down their <br />street and it is still full of snow -- why aren't these people doing <br />their jobs? Mayor Linkestated the City lost 1~ of $1.5 million and the <br />City has to make this up just to break even. Linke stated services had <br />to be cut this year and Councilmember Quick added that services also <br />had to be cut the year before. <br />Bill Werner, Jr., asked what criteria was used to single out the <br />street light utility as a means of raising additional revenues. <br />Orduno stated that cities work hand in hand with one another to find <br />ways of providing services without burdening the taxpayers. Orduno <br />stated that cities discuss what to do in crisis times and also <br />listen to what other cities are doing when faced with these <br />problems.. Orduno stated that. street light utilities are common, <br />several cities have implemented this type of utility which is a <br />user based fee rather than taking revenue out of the general fund. <br />Orduno stated that alternative revenue sources are common in other <br />cities and that there is nothing innovative and new but something <br />that is tried and true in other cities. Orduno stated that these <br />programs are ways of receiving alternative revenue sources that <br />meet the desired ends without imposing undue burdens on the <br />property taxes. Orduno stated she called, at random people who <br />live in other cities and those persons comments were they were not <br />aware of this addition on their bill as being a problem. Orduno <br />stated that during conversations, people stated the fee was felt <br />nominally over time. <br />• <br />