City Council Minutes 07-13-2020 SpecialMINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Monday, July 13, 2020 — 3:30 p.m.
Mississippi Room, Monticello Community Center
Present: Brian Stumpf, Bill Fair, Jim Davidson, Charlotte Gabler, Lloyd Hilgart
Absent: None.
Others: City staff. Jeff O'Neill, Angela Schumann, Ron Hackenmueller, Tracy Ergen,
Rachel Leonard, Matt Leonard, Sarah Rathlisberger, and Jennifer Schreiber
1. Call to Order
Mayor Brian Stumpf called the special meeting to order at 5 p.m.
2. 3:30 p.m. 2021 Budget Workshop
Sarah Rathlisberger, Finance Director, presented an overview of the 2021 Budget to the
City Council. The current plan is to review the budget items in two longer special
meetings, adopt the preliminary tax levy on August 24, 2020, and the final tax levy on
December 14, 2020. This meeting was a broad overview of revenue, expenses, CIP, etc.
The proposed budget for 2021 shows a property tax increase of 4.1 %. Discussed were the
changes in assessment value and service charges. Ms. Rathlisberger commented that the
city should work towards lowering its debt.
Budget requests were noted. These included the following: IT position (shared and mid-
year start); Facility Maintenance division which includes an additional full-time person;
maintenance items; law enforcement contract increase; increase for public arts, and other
items. Also reviewed was the Capital Improvement Plan. Staff is working on long term
financial planning that includes fleet replacement schedule. There should be a better plan
to replace equipment at end of payment life, but not end of useful life.
There was some discussion with City Council in regard to revenue, specifically revenue
at the MCC. This is a question that can't be answered with the unknowns due to the
health pandemic. Mayor Stumpf commented that the city will need to review what impact
COVID-19 has had on the city, and where we will be in 2021.
3. Adjournment
By consensus the meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
Recorder: Jennifer Schreiber
Approved:
Attest:
ministrator
City Council Special Meeting Minutes — July 13, 2020