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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 8, 2009 Page 3 1 B. Consider Resolution 09 -074: Setting the City of St Anthony Proposed 2010 Tax Levy_ 2 and Budget in Compliance with the Truth in Taxation Act Presentation by Mike 3 Momson, City Manager and Roger Larson Finance Director. 4 5 City Manager Morrison reviewed the resolution with the Council and indicated that this is the 6 seventh meeting the City Council has held on the proposed 2010 tax levy and budget. A 7 preliminary review was held at the August 25, 2009 City Council meeting. City Manager 8 Mornson and Finance Director Larson provided a PowerPoint presentation on the City of St. 9 Anthony Proposed 2010 Tax Levy and Budget. The presentation included the following 10 information: 11 ■ Budget Calendar — 2009 12 ■ 2010 Budget Highlights 13 ■ 2009 and 2010 General Fund Budget/Levy Comparison 14 ■ 2010 General Fund Revenues 15 ■ 2010 General Fund Expenditures 16 ■ State Legislature Levy Limit Requirements 17 • Services Supported by the General Fund Levy 18 ■ 2010 Total Proposed Levy 19 ■ Issuance of Debt/Levy Impact 20 • Grants/Donations — Partnerships 21 ■ Summary of 2010 Budget 22 ■ Next Steps in the Budget Process 23 24 Councilmember Stille pointed out that while many cities have recently had a loss in Local 25 Government Aid (LGA), the City of St. Anthony has not received LGA since 2002. The 26 proposed budget includes a 0% increase to the General Fund. There are no salary increases for 27 staff, and some employees that are members of certain health plans will actually receive less take 28 home pay with the proposed budget. He pointed out that there are no job eliminations as a result 29 of the proposed budget. He stated his support of the proposed resolution and asked whether staff 30 has received any comments from the public. City Manager Morrison and Finance Director 31 Larson indicated that no comments were received on the proposed budget and tax levy. 32 33 Mayor Faust recognized staff for the willingness to take a 0% salary increase. He noted the 34 positive of the budget not resulting in furloughs or mandatory time off. He commented on the 35 concerted effort made by staff and the City Council in acquiring over $15,000,000 in grants since 36 1999. He stated the road budget has been increased; the City will not retreat on building roads 37 and keeping up the infrastructure. 38 39 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen, to adopt Resolution 09- 40 074, Setting the City of St. Anthony Proposed 2010 Tax Levy and Budget in Compliance with 41 the Truth in Taxation Act. 42 43 Motion carried unanimously. 44 45 The City Council announced the date and time of the budget meeting with public input set for 46 December 8, 2009, 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.