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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Councilmember Van Wagner noted that Ramsey's budget proposes to spend money <br />on an airport that does not benefit everyone in the City. <br /> <br />Mr. Hadley stated that the community school program benefits Ramsey -- that <br />out of city participants of the program are impressed by what Ramsey has to <br />offer. <br /> <br />Councilmember Reimann stated that the community school program is an extra <br />and it should pay for itself. <br /> <br />Case #12: Minnesota Waste M.ana~ement Board: <br /> <br />Councilmember Schlueter stated that she has been appo/nted to the Processing <br />Area Task Force for Waste Management having to do with cities who are on the <br />list of preferred site areas. <br /> <br />Councilmember Schlueter requested from the other Councilmembers their input <br />regarding Chapter 10 of the Draft Hazardous Waste Management Report dated <br />August 1, 1983 and the Report on Mitigation and Compensation dated February <br />15, 1983. Councilmember Schlueter stated that she would like Council's input <br />by September 20, 1983, she will then prepare a draft from that input for <br />Council's review on September 27, 1983 , and that draft will be submitted <br />as Ramsey's input at a meeting scheduled for September 29, 1983 dealing with <br />Chapter 10 and Compensation and Mitigation. <br /> <br />Case #13: council Review Of The 1984 Proposed Annual O~erational Budget: <br /> <br />Councilmember Van Wagner stated that she and C~ty AccoUntant Moen'attended <br />a levy limits seminar an~meth6~ availablstoLcities for~financing~certain <br />item's were discussed. One of the methods is a certificate of indebtedness, <br />A statutory city is allowed to borrow-up to 1% over'it's assessed valuation <br />and a charter city is allowed to borrow up to 1/10% ove~ it's assessed <br />valuation. Councilmember Van Wagner stated that if Ramsey were a charter <br />city, Ramsey would not be able to go to a computer system'at this time without <br />going to a special vote of the people. Ramsey has been geared to go to a <br />computer system in order to keep the required amount of'personnel to a <br />minimum. <br /> <br />Dick Sieber - Stated that he was of the understanding that a charter'could <br />set the percentage limit fora certificate of indebtedness and if that is <br />not true, then someone should approach the Charter Commission with th~s <br />information. <br /> <br />Mr. Schnelle stated that when the finance portion of the Charter is written~ <br />this issue can be covered at that time. <br /> <br />Mr. Sieber suggested that this issue be brought up at the'Charter'public <br />hearing scheduled for September 28, ~983. <br /> <br />Mr. Schnelle stated that finance is too involved to be discuSsed'at a public <br />hearing, that when the finance portion of the charter is being written~ the <br />Commission should invite input from persons who have expertise in the'area <br />of financing in order to be sure that the charter doeS'not take'away the <br />City's competitiveness. <br /> <br />Sp C/September 13,' 1983 <br /> Page 13 of 15 <br /> <br /> <br />