Minutes - Council Work Session - 09/03/2019 - Special

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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Special Work Session on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor John LeTourneau Councilmember Nadine Heinrich Councilmember Mark Kuzma Councilmember Jeff Menth Councilmember Debra Musgrove Councilmember Chris Riley Also Present: City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich Finance Director Diana Lund Fire Chief Matt Kohner Police Chief Jeff Katers Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Mark Riverblood Public Works Superintendent Grant Riemer Administrative Services Director Colleen Lasher Community Development Director Timothy Gladhill City Engineer Bruce Westby 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor LeTourneau called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:37 p.m. 2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 2.01: 2020 General Fund/Levy Review—Continued Discussion City Administrator Ulrich stated that this is a special worksession focused on budget discussion. He stated that the intent would be to have a preliminary levy adopted by the second meeting in September, which allows the City to submit that information to the County prior to the deadline. He noted that a number of revisions have been made in attempt to present a lower levy amount. Finance Director Lund reviewed the staff report. Mayor LeTourneau asked for clarification on whether the Recreation Specialist and Police Officer position were included in the budget. Finance Director Lund confirmed that the Recreation Specialist and the Police Officer position, approved in the 2019 budget, were included in the budget as presented tonight. She noted that City Council Special Work Session/September 3,2019 Page 1 of 17