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Q 7o MEMORANDUM
Date: January 15, 2025
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Kellie Grace, City Clerk
Re: Council Budget Work Session, January 13, 2025, 8:00 AM in Emma J. Harvat Hall
Council: Alter, Bergus, Harmsen, Moe, Salih
Staff: Fruin, O'Brien, Lehmann, Davies, Ogden, Fleagle, Grace, Goers, Knoche, Hightshoe,
Nagle-Gamm, Seydell Johnson, Barker, Worrell, Liston, Lyons, Carman, Royer, Mangano
(A complete transcription and power point presentations are archived in the City Clerk's Office
and available on the City website.)
BUDGET OVERVIEW AND HIGHLIGHTS
City Manager Fruin noted the time and effort from 'staff that was put into pulling together the
budget and urged Councilors to jump in if they have questions during the presentations. Fruin
reviewed the budget review schedule, areas of focus, fund structures, and financial headwinds in
fiscal year 2026. Deputy City Manager O'Brien reviewed Revenues and Assistant city Manager
Lehmann reviewed Expenditures and Debt Service. City Manager Fruin wrapped up with
discussion on fund and fee analysis, investments in the strategic plan, master plans and core
services. Fruin also touched on looking ahead at the FY27 budget and things to plan for.
Individual Council members expressed their views. [PowerPoint of the FY2026 Budget Proposal
coincided with the overview.]
Finance Director Davies was also present for discussion.
Department budgets were presented as outlined on the agenda; page number in parenthesis
refers to pages in the FY26 Proposed Budget (01/08/25 Information Packet). A PowerPoint of
organizational charts for the City departments were shown and archived.
[BREAK @ 9:58AM—10:12AM]
GENERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM BUDGETS
*City Attorney — City Attorney Goers (Pages 49-54, Pages 332)
PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM BUDGETS
• Police Department — Police Chief Liston (Pages 110-126, Pages 344-349)
GENERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM BUDGETS (cont.)
• City Clerk —City Clerk Grace (Page 44-48, Page 331)
PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM BUDGETS (cont.)
• Fire Department — Fire Chief Lyon (Pages 128-143, Pages 350-352)
Council Budget Work Session
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CULTURAL & LEISURE PROGRAM BUDGETS
• Library — Library Director Carman (Pages 168-177, Pages 360-363)
* Parks & Recreation — Parks & Recreation Director Seydell-Johnson
- Parks & Recreation Administration (Pages 144-151, Page 353)
- Government Buildings (Pages 152-155, Page 354)
- Recreation (Pages 156-159, Page 355)
- Park Maintenance (Pages 160 -164, Pages 356 -357)
- Cemetery Operations (Pages 165-167, Page 359)
* Senior Center — Senior Center Coordinator DeLoach (Pages 178-187, Pages 364)
[Break for Lunch @ 11:55AM—12:30PM]
COMMUNITY PROGRAM BUDGETS
'Neighborhood and Development Services - NDS Director Hightshoe
- NDS Administration (Pages 188-194, Pages 365)
- Neighborhood Services (Pages 195-202, Pages 366-369)
- Development Services (Pages 203-207, Pages 370)
- Community Development Block Grant (Pages 375-376)
- H.O.M.E. Grant (Pages 377-378)
- Housing Authority (Pages 495-499)
- Affordable Housing Fund (Pages 397-399)
- Property Management Fund Pages (Pages 400-404)
*Metropolitan Planning Organizations of Johnson County (MPO) — NDS Director Hightshoe
(Pages 208-212, Pages 388-390)
BUSINESS TYPE FUNDS
• Transportation Services — Transportation Services Director Nagle-Gamm
- Transportation Administration (Pages 253-257, Pages 373)
- Parking (Pages 258-261, Pages 433-439)
- Transit (Pages 262-266, Pages 440-448)
* Airport — Operations Specialist Michael Tharp (Pages 267-272, Pages 486-489)
[BREAK @ 1:42PM — 2:OOPM]
PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM BUDGETS
* Public Works - Public Works Director Knoche
- Public Works Administration (Pages 213-220, Pages 371)
- Engineering Services (Pages 221-226, Pages 372)
- Road Use Tax Fund (RUT)/Streets Operations (Pages 227-231, Pages 379-385)
- Wastewater (Pages 232-237, Pages 448-458)
- Water (Pages 238-242, Pages 459-471)
- Resource Management (Pages 243-249)
- Refuse (Pages 472-478)
- Landfill (Pages 479-483)
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- Equipment (Pages 250-252, Pages 656-660)
- Storm Water (Pages 490-494)
GENERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM BUDGETS (cont.)
City Manager - City Manager Fruin
- City Council (Page 330)
- City Manager (Pages 55-60, Page 333)
- Communications/Cable TV (Pages 61-64, Pages 334)
- Climate Action and Outreach (Pages 78-81, Page 338)
- Emergency Levy (Page 395-396)
- Human Resources (Pages 65-68, Page 335)
- Equity & Human Rights (Pages 69-72, Pages 336)
- Economic Development (Pages 73-77, Page 337)
Finance — Finance Director Davies
- Finance Administration (Pages 82-91, Pages 339-340)
- Accounting (Pages 92-94, Page 341)
- Purchasing and Central Services (Pages 95-99, Pages 342, Pages 668-670)
- Revenue (Pages 100-102, Page 343)
- Risk Management (Pages 103-105, Pages 661-663)
- Information Technology Services (Pages 106-109, Pages 664-667)
City Manager Fruin and individual Council members shared additional thoughts regarding the
budget. Finance Director Davies provided additional information.
Meeting adjourned 3:35 PM