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BUDGET/FINANCE COMMITTEE
MARCH 30, 1999 7:00 P.M.
OLD COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Chairman Bud Johnson
Gay Easton
Don Hackmann
Chuck Rodgers
Mary Embleton
OTHERS PRESENT:
Dirk Kroll
Larry McCann
The purpbse of the meeting was to continue review of the preliminary budget in
the following areas: Mill Levy, General Fund Revenue, SID 1 I0, PERS, Comp
Insurance, Police Health Insurance, Employee Health Insurance, Mayor, Council,
Air Pollution Control, City Election, Civil Defense, and Board of Adjustment.
The chairman stated that he would like to focus on specific areas from last night's
meeting, mainly city lighting and chip sealing. Larry was called into the meeting
for input. Discussion followed, during which it was clarified that the Eighth
Avenue project will be funded completely by the state. Don informed the
committee of the cash balances in the Gas Tax Fund and in the Street
Maintenance Fund as of February 28, 1999. Bud asked Larry for a list of streets
that need to be chip sealed or overlaid this year and the costs involved. He also
asked Larry to bring information to the council on costs to put in new lighting
districts.
The city has a COPS Grant on hold. Bud stated that, if the School District would
be willing to make a long-term commitment to pay for half of another officer's
salary in exchange for having the officer work at the schools in a special "Adopt a
Cop" program, the COPS Grant could be used to get this arrangement started.
More discussion ensued with few changes to the preliminary figures.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Acting City Clerk-Treasurer