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III. CONSENT AGENDA 1 <br /> 2 <br />A. Consider August 25, 2015, Council meeting minutes; 3 <br />B. Consider licenses and permits; and 4 <br />C. Consider payment of claims. 5 <br /> 6 <br />Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve the Consent 7 <br />Agenda items. 8 <br /> 9 <br />Motion carried unanimously. 10 <br /> 11 <br />IV. PUBLIC HEARING 12 <br /> 13 <br />A. Resolution 15-054 a resolution Setting the Proposed 2016 Tax Levy and General 14 <br /> Operating Budget for the City of St. Anthony Village. 15 <br /> 16 <br />Mayor Faust opened the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Ms. Shelly Rueckert presented at the August 25 City Council meeting, the City Staff presented 19 <br />the proposed 2016 General Fund Operating Budget and the 2016 Overall levy. Ms. Rueckert 20 <br />reviewed the 2016 Budget Calendar. Ms. Rueckert presented a power point presentation 21 <br />summarizing the 2016 Proposed Budget. 22 <br /> 23 <br />City Staff is reaffirming the proposed 2016 General Fund operating Budget as presented at an 24 <br />amount totaling $6,936,342. The 2016 proposed Overall Levy increase is $219,075 or 3.76% 25 <br />increase from 2015 is also reaffirmed. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Ms. Rueckert presented the components of the 2016 proposed Overall Levy. 28 <br />The parameters for preparing the General Fund Operating Budget and Levy includes: 29 <br /> 30 <br />• City revenues budgeted using current run rates for sources that are subject to trends and 31 <br />conservative baseline estimates for re-occurring aids and charges for services. 32 <br />• Liquor transfer reduced to match current operating results. 33 <br />• Expenses budgeted at amounts that will maintain present level of City services. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Each year the General Fund revenue and expenditure budget line items are examined for changes 36 <br />in expected collections/charges, labor adjustments, changes in contract rates, insurance rates, 37 <br />utility costs, usage of various materials or needs, etc. The findings of this examination produce 38 <br />the drivers associated with the proposed 1.93% increase in the General Fund Levy: 39 <br /> 40 <br />• Personnel costs 41 <br />• Contracted services 42 <br />• Property and liability insurance costs 43 <br />• Pass through costs 44 <br />• Remaining budget line items combined 45 <br />4