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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING <br /> OCTOBER 22 , 1991 <br /> 3 PAGE 5 <br /> 4 <br /> 5 <br /> 6 which were mostly for improvements or additions to <br /> 7 presently-standing homes or structures . <br /> 8 <br /> 9 It was noted that the Liquor Department is very <br /> 10 successful . The Council ' s policy is to use revenues from <br /> 11 the Liquor Fund for capital expenditures . Transferring <br /> 12 funds from the liquor reserves is also a tool used by the <br /> 13 Council to balance the budget . He noted that some capital <br /> 14 purchases are being postponed until the fiscal health of <br /> 15 City is stable and the State financial crisis has <br /> 16 diminished . The City Manager stated that the 6 . 5% sales <br /> 17 tax recently passed by both Hennepin and Ramsey Counties <br /> 18 will affect the loss of Local Government Aids . LGA was <br /> 19 reduced about thirty-five percent which translates into <br /> 20 $42 , 507 in dollars lost to the City for 1992 . <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Using overhead graphs , the City Manager reviewed all of <br /> 23 the General Funds budgets , which are the only budgets <br /> 24 supported by tax dollars . <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Those budgets reviewed are as follows : Mayor/Council ; <br /> Intergovernmental Relations ; Management ; Elections ; <br /> _ Finance/Accounting; Assessing; Legal ; Civil Defense ; <br /> 29 Police Department ; Fire Department ; Inspections/Building <br /> 30 Department ; Animal Control ; Public Works Department ; Tree <br /> 31 and Weed Care; and Park Department . <br /> 32 <br /> 33 The 59 . 8% increase in the Elections budget was due to the <br /> 34 additional election (Presidential Primary) and the <br /> 35 servicing and maintenance of the voting machines . There <br /> 36 was no increase in the Management budget as the <br /> 37 Administrative Assistant position in the City Manager ' s <br /> 38 office was not filled . The City Building budget is <br /> 3_9 presently running at a deficit but the City Council and <br /> 40 the School Board, which .are the two entities responsible <br /> 41 for funding this building, will be discussing 'this matter <br /> 42 at their next meeting. Mayor Ranallo noted that the ten <br /> 43 reserve officers for the City are not compensated but <br /> 44 their clothing and equipment is supplied. He felt they <br /> 45 rendered invaluable service to the City. The recent <br /> 46 purchase of park playground equipment was entirely funded <br /> 47 by donations from pull tab profits . All of the parks in <br /> 98 the City now have new equipment . <br /> 99 <br /> 50 The City Manager felt one of the areas where many cities <br /> 51 save a great deal of money is in the consolidation and <br /> cooperation agreements they have with other cities . He <br /> cited as an example the Haz Mat vehicle which is shared <br /> by five cities and was funded by each of these cities in <br />