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Motion by Councilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Hardin to proceed with the implementation of the S.B.A. Grant if the City is approved, and to use some of the money that was budgeted for the purchase of trees for additional administrative expenses and the remainder be made available for other capital improvements and to authorize the Finance Officer to determine the split between administrative expenses and capital outlay. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Peterson, Beyer and Hardin. Voting No: None. Case #2: 1991 and 1992 City Aid Cuts Mrs. Helling reported that the amount of $70,000 has been the figure used with regard to the budget cut for 1991 and in actuality it is a little less than that. She stated there has been some discussion that the 1992 cut would be subtracted from the 1991 LGA received which has a compounding effect, but for 1992 it will go back to LGA 1990 - before 1991 cuts and subtract for 1992 cuts. In 1992, the City's state aid will be $209,000 versus 212,000 for 1991. The City can recover the 1992 LGA cut through a special levy if they have the LGA remaining. We are now being advised in advance of HACA and disparity distribution amounts which will help us do a more accurate job in the budgeting process. Councilmember Peterson asked if Mrs. Helling felt the City should add the amount lost to the levy limit. Mrs. Helling replied that the City needs to add for the amount proposed and the result of the final would be based on the budget process. If the City Council determines to not - it would be good public relations to adopt a lower level as the final levy. She added that the Department of Revenue includes the debt smwice in the levy limit. Case #3: Police Department Overtime Mrs. l-Ielling reported that the Police Department had exceeded the amount budgeted for overtime thus far which means that the money will have to come from the funding budgeted for the new patrol officer. Upon inquiry, Chief Auspos stated that the amount of overtime spent depends on vacations, holidays, etc. He added that Officer Kuhn had been out sick most of January and February which increased the overtime figure. He explained the shift changes and the normal times when overtime occurs. With the addition of another officer, the amount of overtime should drop tremendously, possibly in half. The remainder of 1991 should be a little "slimmer" that it was for the first half of the year with regard to overtime hours. Subjects touched upon were the excellent investigating job Officer Gustafson is doing and the good relationship and back up from Anoka County Sheriff's Department, and the Police Officers from the Cities of Anoka and Elk River. Case #4: Truth in Taxation Requirements city of Ramsey 1992 Budget and Tax Levy Timetable Mrs. Helling furnished the Committee with the timetable derived from a combination of statutes and information received from Anoka County. She also presented a tentative schedule for the Budget Committee meetings. She suggested meeting from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the same meeting nights as City Council which would allow the week in between for meetings if needed. Budget Committee/July 23, 1991 Page 2 of 3