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is one cf t~,r' key factors in making a community work; the more involvement <br />there is, the mort rounded city government will be; the ¥,ey communicator is <br />one avenue for accomtlishing community involvement. Councilmember DeLuca <br />agreed that the School District and the key communicator are two separate <br /> <br />issues. <br /> <br />Councilmember ?e~rson stated that election returns reflect that the <br />residents of F-amsey opposed the school district levy and that tells him <br />it would not be r. ppropriate to increase the budget for a key communicator <br />program. <br /> <br />Councilmember Cox stated that one of the reasons for establishing Ramsey's <br />own police department was to promote communications with the residents; <br />life saving courses have been off~.~'ed by that department and advertised in <br />the city nek, sletter; the response has bcen poor. The Police Department <br />alre~.~y has a neighborhood crime watch program; the city spends $17,000 a <br />year on a monthly ne~-sletter to advertise the facts to the ~ub!ic. <br />Councilmember Cox stated that the election and tbe kc), communicator program <br />are related. The school levy raised taxes for one business already paying <br />$60,000 a year by another $2300 and it is not appropriate for the city to <br />tax that business even more through m~:nicipal funds for a key communicator <br />program k'hile that business is trying to survive and p~y the taxe:. <br />Councilmen. bet Cox stated that he does like certain aspects of the community <br />education program ~'hich is a reflection on that programs dircctor, Claudia <br />Dodge, Ramsey should urge as a community not receiving it's fair share, <br />that it be provided %'ith capital improvements so children don't have to <br />bused out of the area for a program that is supposed to be a community <br />function. <br /> <br />Councilmember Sorteberg agreed with Councilmember DeLuca's comments. <br /> <br />Motion by Mayor Reimann and seconded by Councilmember Pearson directing <br />that the 1988 budget k',~l include no program 3_ncreases for Community <br />Education. <br /> <br />Further Discussion: Councilmember DeLuca stated ~* <br /> ~na~ he feels Council is <br /> . ' ' ;+ ' !e the <br />making a mistake, that the public doesnt read tee c~) ne~-s tter; <br />key communicator program activates individuals to personally relay <br />ir. fo~-maticn to each of their respective neighborhoods; not establishing a <br />key communicator program is doing Ramsey a disservice. Tom Eolton, <br />Coz:reunify Education Area Y.-anager~ stated that Superintendent of Schools, <br />Le~is Fi~ck, is ~-i!!ing to speak te !a~sey Cour~ci! regarding the lev>- <br />~eferendu~. ~- Eo!ter. noted that commur, itv eduz'-tion ~ not <br />affected ~y referendum dc,!!ars; the referendum had nc do ~-ith Fund {'l, nhe ' <br />~ulk cf which is salarie~; co--unity educe-zion is derived from Fund <br />~'- 5o!5on s:ated that community educe:ion works very c~cs~v %'ith the <br />c~t~ -nd i:'s non good 2o have cities fee~ ;-~ ~-t the szhoo! board <br />net dci=g a good jcb. b~aycr Reimann e~:tended an invitation to Mr. Finch <br />for the our~,== cf meeting ~'ith Parser C!:y Council regari~- <br />r~ferandum.= Hayer Reimann noted ts. az' ~.netta' ' County ~=' a depressed area and <br />the minimum res~' --~-~ - ' <br /> _ce .... ~ ~reper:v ~: in:tease resulting from_ the rezerendum <br /> <br />money__~= being soent, frivolously en ccmmunitv~ educe~.c~.,~' it _~= being_ spenu <br /> City Councii/Octeber 20, 1987 <br /> <br />Page 4 cf g <br /> <br /> <br />