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MEMORANDUM
Date: February 22, 2016
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Marian K Karr, City Clerk
Re: Council Budget Work Session, January 9, 2016, 8:00 AM in Emma J. Harvat Hall
Council: Botchway, Cole, Dickens, Mims, Taylor (electronically), Thomas, Throgmorton
UISG: Simpson
Staff: Markus, Fruin, Bockenstedt, Schaul, Andrew, Mansfield, Dilkes, Karr, Korpel
(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 Markus facilitated discussion, reviewed the timeline for budget approval, and
distributed a handout of the power point presentation. Other handouts included:
• Email from Council Member Cole to Johnson County Local Foods Coordinator with
attached letter of support
• Email from Council Member Cole with attached letter to City Manager regarding ICPL
Budget Proposal [Staff response attached]
• Letter from Library Board of Trustees regarding FY17 Library Budget Proposal for
Bookmobile Service
• Recommendations Involving the Senior Center Fee Structure and Cost Recovery Goal for
the Operational Budget
Finance Dir. Bockenstedt and Asst. to the City Manager Fruin present for discussion.
Department budgets were presented as outlined on the agenda (IP2 of 1/7 Info Packet); and
page number in parenthesis refers to pages in the Proposed Financial Plan (12/17/15 Info
Packet). Power points of organization charts for the City departments were shown and archived.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM BUDGETS
• City Attorney — City Attorney Dilkes (Pages 122-124; 152)
' City Clerk — deferred to later in meeting
* City Manager — deferred to later in the meeting
Finance — deferred to later in the meeting
PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM BUDGETS
* Police Department — Police Chief Hargadine, Capt. Hart (Pages 165-176)
' Fire Department — Fire Chief Grier (Pages 177-194)
CULTURAL & LEISURE PROGRAM BUDGETS
• Library — Library Dir. Craig, Bd. President Robin Praetzel (Pages 218-227)
' Senior Center — Senior Center Coordinator Kopping (Pages 228-237)
January 9, 2016
Page 2
(Break for lunch 12:15-12:25 PM)
CULTURAL & LEISURE PROGRAM BUDGETS (continued)
• Parks & Recreation — Asst. City Mgr. Fruin (Pages 195-217)
COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BUDGETS
* Neighborhood and Development Services — NDS Dir. Boothroy
(Pages 238-271; 285-297; 313-326; 470-479)
BUSINESS -TYPE FUNDS
* Airport — Operations Specialist Tharp (Pages 453-459)
[Council Member Taylor left meeting 2:10 PM]
* Transportation and Resource Management Services — Dir. O'Brien
(Pages 279-281; 363-387; 427-452)
(Break for lunch 3:00-3:10 PM)
PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM BUDGETS
* Public Works - Public Works Dir. Knoche (Pages 52-53; 272-278; 298-309;
388-426; 460-466; 589-596)
GENERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM BUDGETS (cont.)
• City Manager — Asst. City Manager Fruin; Intern in City Manager's Office Korpel;
Asst. to the City Manager Andrew (Pages 115-116; 125-145)
• Finance — Finance Dir. Bockenstedt (Pages 146-152; 154-164; 602-614)
• City Clerk —City Clerk Karr (Pages 117-121)
DISCUSSION WRAP UP
City Manager Markus noted Council had mentioned greenhouse gas reductions and a local food
initiative and stated staff would be prepared to talk about those items during the strategic
planning process/review on Thursday, January 14. In response to questions, he also noted a
series of changes made after the City election and included at the end of his power point
presentation earlier in the day.
Meeting adjourned 4:35 PM