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I Of Report Number 09-209 li�M f Agenda Section VI -3 W(OAR101_v Council Meeting Date September 8, 2009 the city that Works for you • REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: Council Worksession Summaa Report DEPARTMENT HEAD'S APPROVAL: CITY MANAGER'S APPROVAL: No comments to supplement this repo Comments attached At the August 11, 2009 Worksession; Council discussed the following topics: 1. City Manager Lotter presented the general operating budget for 2010 to the City Council. Three levy scenarios were presented as well; a 7.53%, a 2.02% and a 0% levy. Council dismissed the 7.53% scenario as not acceptable. Discussion surrounded the other two scenarios with interest in the service provided by each position that is currently vacant. City Manager Lotter presented a draft of the new Fleet and Non -Fleet Budget, It was emphasized that this budget would take at least a year to complete. Direction was provided to staff by the City Manager to challenge assumptions on life expectancy, cost of replacement and the actual need for a given piece of capitol. City Manager Lotter stated that no increase in Fleet and Non -Fleet funding was going to be requested for 2010. 40 At the August 25, 2009 Worksession; Council discussed the following topics: 1. City Manager er presented another budget memo that further analyzed the tax levy scenarios and service provided by positions currently being held as vacant. Council requested that the cost of each position to the taxpayers be analyzed and sent out in the Manager's weekly memo and that a levy scenario be created that would provide funding for all vacant positions to be filled on January 1, 2010. City Manager Lotter emphasized that a preliminary levy and budget would need to be adopted on September 8th/ that it could be certified by September 15tH 0 Dean R. Lotte City Manager I \COUNCIL\REPORTS\2009\Admin\ Worksession Summary Reports\Council Workscmion Swmnary Report August 11 "25,2009 -doe