Minutes - Council Work Session - 11/24/2015

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Also Present: Mayor Sarah Strommen Councilmember Jill Johns Councilmember Mark Kuzma Councilmember John LeTourneau Councilmember Chris Riley Councilmember Melody Shryock Councilmember Kristine Williams City Administrator Kurds Ulrich Finance Director Diana Lund Police Chief Jeff Katers Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Mark Riverblood Public Works Superintendent Grant Riemer Human Resources Manager Colleen Lasher Community Development Director Timothy Gladhill City Engineer Bruce Westby Asst. City Administrator/Economic Development Manager Patrick Brama City Attorney Joe Langel 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Strommen called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:32 p.m. 2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 2.01: Continued Discussion of 2016 Budget and Levy City Administrator Ulrich provided a brief overview of the items on the Work Session agenda and the timing for approval of each item. He reviewed the staff report and noted that a majority of the levy increases proposed for 2016 involve personnel and the addition of three new employee positions, He reviewed how the items help the City to reach the goals and objectives identified in the Strategic Plan. Finance Director Lund continued to review items in the staff report, noting that there had been reductions to the preliminary budget that was adopted in September. She highlighted information within the staff report that had been requested by the Council at the previous discussion including the impact on a tax payer per position proposed to be added and the impact the added position would have on the budget not only for 2016 but for future years as well. She City Council Work Session / November 24, 2015 Page 1 of 7