HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000035_pg133SPECIAL BUDGET HEARING
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A Special Hearing on the budget was called to order by Mayor Neisen at
7:45 P.M., on October 7, 1974 at the Mounds View City Hall, 2401 Highway #10,
Mounds View, Minnesota 55112.
Present: Also Present:
Mayor Neisen
Councilman Hodges
Councilman Baumgartner
Councilman Johnson
Councilman Pickar
Clerk - Administrator Achen
Mayor Neisen asked Administrator Achen to briefly summarize the 1975 Budget.
Administrator Achen noted the financial situation caused by the Levy Limitation Laws
and the substantial expense of satisfying State tax statutes in regard to the Shade
Tree Disease Program.
Mayor Neisen then noted other significant areas of budget expense including
increased cost due to the new county court system, additional cleaning
expense for the new city hall, change in budget procedure for civil defense,
the addition of a maintenance man in the Recreation Budget. He noted that the
overall General Fund Budget increased 13.8% while the assessed value of property
in the community increased only about 6 %.
Councilman Johnson asked whether the Council had intended to leave the four -
wheel drive snowplow in the budget.
Councilman Pickar stated that the maintenance superintendent had spoken to him
about the difficulty of doing all of the plowing with only the front -end loader.
Mayor Neisen stated that even if the plow was left in the budget, the Council would
require additional information to substantiate the need for this acquisition.
Barbara Haake, 3024 County Road I, complimented the Council on its work to
present a budget without imposing a tremendous tax increase on citizens.
MSP (Neisen - Baumgartner) that the proposed budget for 1975 be approved as read
with the stipulation that consideration be given to the purchase of the four -
wheel drive plow at a later time.
Pickar Aye
Baumgartner Aye
Johnson Aye
Hodges Aye
Neisen Aye
MSP (Hodges - Pickar) to adopt Resolution # 641 certifying the General Fund Levy
at $241,900.00 for 1975.
5 Ayes