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I I I COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON Pursuant to notice thereof, a special meeting of the New Brighton City Council was held Wednesday, December 8, 1993, at 7:34 p.m. in the municipal building, 803 Fifth Avenue NW. Present: Mayor Benke, Councilmembers Gunderman, Larson, Rebelein (arrived at 7:36 p.m.) and Williams. Absent: None Also Present: Maurie Anderson, Park and Recreation Director Margaret Egan, Finance Director Matthew Fulton, City Manager Public Hearing - 7:34 - 9:00 p.m. Benke explained that the purpose of the public hearing is to review the City's 1994 Annual Budget and Tax Levy. The Annual Budget is an official statement of the services which the City intends to provide along with the resources that will be relied upon to pay for those services. City Manager Matt Fulton noted that the hearing provides for the statutory requirements installed in Truth in Taxation legislation. The 1994 budget amounts to just under $11 million and consists of various funds and operations. The operations section is comprised of the General Fund, Enterprise Services, and Special Funds. The General Fund is the only ponion that relies on property taxes to help pay for services and that total service cost is $6.2. The total levy amount to support the 1994 budget is $2.6 million and represents an 8.04% increase in the overall tax levy. That amount is lower than the original proposal which was noticed on property tax statements. Finance Director Margaret Egan said the budget consists of two main sections; operations and capital projects. The total operation budget is $10,495,000, and is a 2.65% increase over the 1993 budget. The capital projects budget is $1,281,000, and reflects needs associated with $441,000 of capital projects. The General Fund is the largest portion of the operations budget and provides services for Police, Fire, Community Development, Parks, Finance and Administration. The 1993 budget includes a 3 % cost increase for materials and supplies and contractual services, 2.9% adjustment in personnel pay, plus $20 per month for insurance, continuation of all services, and some service changes. Fulton DOted that one of the major elements of any budget relates to personnel costs. Contractual obligations provide a 2.9% wage adjustment, and these contracts will be renegotiated at the of 1994. Egan outlined the proposed service changes. The Liaison Officer Program will commence in July 1994 and will be dependent upon joint funding by benefitting jurisdictions. The proposed cost of this position is $27,000, and the dedicated revenues would be $13,500. Benke noted that the Liaison Officer will provide services in both the Middle and Senior High Schools. The Family Service Center would rely on property taxes for approximately 53 % of the 1994 operating costs. Operating costs are expected to be fully paid by user fees by the year 1998. The Center's proposed 1994 cost would be $94,000, and the dedicated revenues would be $44,000. The remaining $50,000 would come from property taxes payable in 1994. The $4,700 amount for expanded cable services will be paid by cable franchise fees. The Housing Inspection Program will be funded through users fees, and those costs would be $20,000.