City Council Minutes 08-28-1995 SpecialMINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING - MONTICELLU CITY CUUNCIL
Monday, August 28, 199b - b:30 p.m.
Members Present: Brad Fyle, Shirley Anderson, Clint Herbst, Brian Stumpf, Tom
Perrault
Members Absent: None
A special meeting of the City Council was held for the purpose of discussing the
proposed 1996 budget and tax levy.
City Administrator Rick Wolfsteller reported that two tax levy options were
prepared with increases ranging from 7.9°Xv to 10.7% in terms of actual dollars
collected. He reviewed various items included in each option such as an $80,000
levy for a future interceptor sewer line reserve, $300,000 for partial payment of
wastewater treatment plant engineering design fees, park improvements of
$93,000, as well as increases far additional staffing in the building and public
works departments due to the growth of the city.
Council discussion focused on including the wastewater treatment plant design fees
in the plant band issue and reducing the $300,000 allocation to $150,000-$200,000
for other needs such as land acquisition for sludge application.
Council also discussed the proposed increase in the general fund of $313,$48, which
included the street department budget items and proposed full-time public works
secretary position. It was noted by Council that perhaps the street department
budget could be reduced by budgeting for the items over a longer period of time.
Mayor Fyle then adjourned the special meeting and requested that the 1996 budget
discussion be continued at the end of the regular Council meeting.
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Kar Doty
Office Manager