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transfers make-up the balance. The 2004 "Proposed" General Fund Budget must be adopted by <br />September 15, 2003, and submitted to the County Auditor along with the certified property tax <br />levy. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen stated that she thought that there was still work that needed to be <br />done on the budget. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig inquired as to when they would be meeting to discuss the budget. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman inquired if the Finance Committee wanted to meet prior to going to a <br />full Council work session. <br /> <br />Consensus was yes. <br /> <br />Councihnember Zimmerman inquired as to what the budget would look like without including <br />the franchise fee. <br /> <br />Finance Officer Lund replied that it will come down to new positions. She explained that if they <br />were to only add two new positions in the budget they would still be short $320,000. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman replied that the residents are opposed to franchise fees. <br /> <br />Finance Officer Lund stated that the majority of the budget is salaries so the only other option <br />would be freezing wages. <br /> <br />Councilmember Etvig stated that he wanted to take the time to explore some other options. He <br />did not want to pass a budget and establish a franchise fees and then come back and try and <br />balance a budget. He wanted to work on putting together a' budget they can live with and <br />hopefully they can do so without franchise fees. <br /> <br />Finance Officer Lund noted that the Committee would only be adopting a proposed budget and it <br />can always be changed. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Strommen, to recommend that <br />the City Council adopt the resolution adopting the "Proposed" 2004 General Fund Budget and to <br />direct staff to schedule two to four meetings to review the budget. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Elvig, and Councilmember Strommen. Voting No: <br />Councilmember Zimmerman. <br /> <br />Case #4: Design Phase for Alpine Park's Playground Project <br /> <br />Parks/Utilities Supervisor Riverblood stated that one of the 2003 Parks Capital Improvement <br />Projects proposed is a special playground area at Alpine Park. The discussion to date has been <br />that the play structure could be integrated with an area that includes interpretive aspects for <br /> <br />Finance Committee/September 9, 2003 <br /> Page 4 of 7 <br /> <br /> <br />