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Date: January 22, 2009
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk
Re: Council Budget Work Session, January 12, 2009, 7:10 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall
Council: Bailey, Champion, Correia, Hayek, O'Donnell, Wilburn, Wright.
UISG Rep: Gunn
Staff: Lombardo, Helling, Karr, O'Malley, Rocca, Boothroy, Cate, Hargadine, Morris
(A complete transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office)
REVIEW OF BUDGET
Airport (budget page 101)
Airport Commission Chair Greg Farris and Operations Specialist Tharp presented information.
No changes were made in the budget.
Housing & Inspection Fees (page 8 of memo distributed 1/10 & page 49 of the budget)
HIS Dir. Boothroy and Sr. Building Inspector Cate present for discussion. No changes were
made in the budget.
Police (January 8 memo handout and budget page 41)
Police Chief Hargadine answered questions regarding his memo distributed that evening. City
Manager Lombardo noted the date on the memo was incorrect, stating the memo had been
prepared some time ago. No changes were made in the budget.
Fire Station # 4 (City Attorney memo and timeline handouts)
Fire Chief Rocca and Architectural Service Staffer Morris present and distributed information
regarding the proposed timeline for the project. No changes were made in the budget.
REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
a) Explore cost savings if crossing guards funded by school district (and not Police); City
Manager to follow up with Supt. Plugge
b) Updated levy sheet (page 14) showing Fire Station
c) Non bargaining employee salary charts with 1 %, 1.5%, 2%, and 2.5% FY10 increases
d) Procedure for implement hiring freeze for non essential vacancies
e) Reports from Library on possible reduction in "adult materials" budget line and possible
help funding from Foundation
f) Foundation help at the Senior Center
g) Scheduling priorities setting meetings
Council Work Session
January 12, 2009
Page 2
HANDOUTS DISTRIBUTED/OVERHEADS
o Justification for Front Desk Personnel (Memo from Police Chief)
o Financing of Fire Station # 4 (Memo from City Attorney)
o Preliminary Schedule for Fire Station # 4
o Annual Building Permit Valuations
o Building Permits Without Flood Activity
o Building Permit to Tax Collection Cycle
Distributed for January 15 Budget Discussion:
Capital Improvement Projects -Unfunded Projects
FY2009 - FY2013 Capital Improvement Program Funding Summary
SCHEDULE
January 15 - 1:30-6PM, Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
January 28 - 6:30-9:30 PM, Community Events and Board & Commission Presentations
January 29 - 4:30 PM, continued Community Events and Boards & Commissions and
General Budget discussion
Meeting adjourned 9:40 PM.