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01 <br />Mounds View City Council U! <br />Regular Meeting <br />--------------------------- <br />September 12, 1988 <br />Page Two <br />---------------- <br />Mayor Linke Linke closed the regular meeting and opened <br />the first public hearing at 7:10 PM. <br />Clerk/Administrator Pauley reviewed the process that <br />was followed in developing the budget. He explained <br />the budget is limited to what the State Legislature <br />allows, plus whatever revenues can be generated by <br />the City in license fees and so forth. <br />Clerk/Administrator Pauley explained the purpose of <br />the public hearing is to receive input from the <br />residents on the proposed budget. <br />Clerk/Administrator Pauley reviewed the revenuwouldresult <br />planned, explaining the propbudget <br />in a decrease from 16.7 to 13.4 in mill rate, however, <br />they cannot give a fixed number until they receive <br />final input from the County. The majority of revenue <br />will be from intergovernmental revenue and property <br />taxes. <br />Expenditures are planned at a 20 percent increase, or <br />$424,924, which includes the addition of one policeman, <br />one public works/maintenance person, snow <br />mentoreplacor <br />the entire Citv, and a vehicle and equip <br />ment program. <br />Councilmember flandayClerk/Administratorcurrently <br />spent on clean -up -up inquired <br />replied it is approximately $5,000. <br />Councilmember Hankner stated she had had an increasing <br />number of people talk to her about clean-up day <br />and problems with cars in yard:, withcut licenses, and <br />old appliances, and so forth, and she suggested shift- <br />ing funds in the budget to enable people to jet rid of <br />large items, though not necessarily cars. <br />Clerk/Administrator Pauley explained a second clean-up <br />day in the fall would not solve the problem, and <br />dispos- <br />he <br />noted people are not willing to pay <br />the cost of <br />ing of large items, and will sometimes dump themelsCity- <br />where , where they still have <br />to be p P y t <br />Councilmember Hankner requested that this be looked at <br />further. <br />Bill Frits, 8072 Long Lake oad, advised <br />that <br />dlie <br />has <br />se <br />seen ads in weekly shoppertypepapers lthat ver <br />aa from homes, <br />appliance dealers who will pick up pp <br />whether they work or not. <br />Mayor Linke closed the public hearing and reopened the <br />regular meeting at 7:30 PM. <br />Public <br />Hearing: <br />1989 General <br />Fund Budget <br />