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• I REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING <br /> 2 NOVEMBER 26 , 1991 <br /> 3 PAGE 5 <br /> 4 <br /> 5 <br /> 6 local government aid and it has never been used for that <br /> 7 purpose. The Council directed staff to transfer liquor <br /> 8 profits to the General Fund to make up for the loss of <br /> 9 local government aids . <br /> 10 <br /> 11 A resident inquired what the levy limit for the City is . <br /> 12 He was advised that it is $1 , 598 , 684 less HACA, State Aid <br /> 13 and Fiscal Disparities . The City of St . Anthony is the <br /> 14 only municipality in Hennepin County that is seeing a <br /> 15 reduction in taxes . _ <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Early in the year the City Manager and staff decreased <br /> 18 the budget by $100 , 000 in anticipation of the loss of <br /> 19 state aid. This was done without any decrease in <br /> 20 staffing. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Using an overhead chart , the City Manager reviewed the <br /> 23 sources of revenue for the City. They are taxes , <br /> 24 licenses , permits , intergovernmental relations and a few <br /> 25 other miscellaneous sources . <br /> 26 <br /> 0,7 The expenses for the City are as follows : <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Mayor and Council , which has increased 1 . 4% . This small <br /> 30 increase reflects salary increases . <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Public Intergovernmental Relations fund has increased 7% . <br /> 33 This fund covers insurance and lobbying organizations <br /> 34 such as League of Minnesota Cities and Association of <br /> 35 Metropolitan Municipalities . It was noted that a <br /> 36 considerable amount of money is saved by the City' s <br /> 37 participation in the LMC ' s Insurance Trust . <br /> 38 <br /> 39 The City Manager ' s budget did not increase . <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Elections budget increased $5 , 600 . This increase deals <br /> 42 with the maintenance of election machines and the costs <br /> 43 for the Presidential Primary, which will be new in 1992 . <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Assessing increased $550 . 00 which is for salary <br /> 46 adjustments . <br /> 47 <br /> 48 There is no anticipated nor budgeted increases for legal <br /> 49 services . <br /> 50 <br /> 51 Engineering/Planning/Zoning budget has decreased 27% . <br /> �552 <br /> 3 Funding for Civil Defense is down by $3 , 000 . <br /> 54 <br />