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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, November 27, <br />2012, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br />Members Present: <br />Also Present: <br />Mayor Bob Ramsey <br />Councilmember Randy Backous <br />Councilmember David Elvig <br />Councilmember Colin McGlone <br />Councilmember Sarah Strommen <br />Councilmember Jason Tossey <br />Councilmember Jeffrey Wise <br />City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich <br />Finance Director Diana Lund <br />Fire Chief Dean Kapler <br />Police Chief James Way <br />Human Resources Manager Colleen Lasher <br />Public Works Superintendent Grant Riemer <br />Development Services Manager Timothy Gladhill <br />Councilmember-Elect Mark Kuzma <br />Councilmember-Elect Chris Riley <br />Interim Engineer Shane Nelson <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Ramsey called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:53 p.m. <br />2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br />2.01: 2013 Levy & General Fund Budget <br />Finance Director Lund reviewed the staff report and presented the 2013 Levy and General Fund <br />budget that will be presented again at the December 11, 2012, public hearing. She requested <br />Council input on funding for 2013 capital purchases. <br />Mayor Ramsey noted that one of the slides shows Champlin is lower than Ramsey in taxes; <br />however, Champlin has a franchise fee that is not factored in. He suggested the slide show the <br />net dollars residents pay instead or that Finance Director Lund mention the cities that use <br />franchise fees to cover some costs. <br />Councilmember Elvig noted there are also services (police, fire) that some cities contract for but <br />Ramsey provides to its citizens. <br />City Council Work Session / November 27, 2012 <br />Page 1 of 8 <br />