HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000032_pg108PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
VILLAGE OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
A Special Meeting of the Mounds View Village Council to consider the 1974
budget was called to order by acting Mayor Hodges at 8:00 P.M. on October
1, 1973.
Present:
Mayor Neisen
Councilman Hodges
Councilman Baumgartner
Councilman Johnson
Councilman Pickar
Also Present:
Clerk - Administrator Zylla
Councilman Hodges announced that Mayor Neisen would be a little late because
he was in attendance at another meeting.
Clerk Zylla distributed copies of the 1974 Budget plus a Revenue and Expense
Comparison for the years 1968 -74. He explained that discussion this evening
would be limited primarily to the General Fund, the Utility Fund, and the
Bond Fund. He outlined the steps that are followed in the preparation of a
Village Budget.
The expenses of the General Fund for 1974 were reviewed. The following services
accounted for the largest budget increases:
Administrative Assistant beginning July 1, 1974 (tentative) $ 7,000.00
Two (2) policemen, one - January 1, 1974, one - about July 1,
1974 $ 20,000.00
Continuation of the part -time building inspector (not budgeted
in 1973) $ 5,500.00
Added snow removal and sweeping costs
Additional street lighting
Addition of a Recreation Director
$ 3,000.00
$ 2,300.00
$ 12,000.00
Clerk Zylla said that assuming a 77 inflation rate, about $28,000.00 worth of
new revenue is necessary to maintain the current level of services. Inflation
plus additional services amount to approximately $78,000.00.
If one takes the 1974 anticipated General Fund disbursements of $499,655.00 less
the contingency of $14,000.00, the increase over the 1973 budget can be accounted
for by inflation and the increased services enumerated above.
Clerk Zylla said that the State Legislature provided no new revenue for
municipalities and that any increase in the budget must be funded through a tax
increase. The General Fund tax levy for 1974 is $192,620.00 compared to
$136,787.00 for 1973. The budget receipts amount to $474,464.00 which is $25,191.00
less than necessary to balance the budget. However, with 1973 receipts expected
to exceed 1973 disbursements, no budgetary problems are expected to develop.
The 1974 General Fund mill rate will be 9.57 mills compared to 7.489 mills for
1973.