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recommended adjustments and resulted in a total contingency in the amount of $107,494. The <br />budget also includes an increase in the staffing complement by one full-time Associate Planner, <br />one full-time Engineering Tech IV, and increasing the positions of Mechanic and Community <br />Service Officer from part-time to full-time status. The budget as presented includes $1,028,582 <br />of capital outlay items of which $1,001,042 will be funded by the Equipment Revolving Fund. <br />The balance of $27,540 will be funded through the property tax levy and general fund revenues. <br />The majority of the increase in capital outlay is attributed to the purchase of an aerial ladder fire <br />truck ($630,000). In total, Public Safety (police, fire, inspections, and civil defense) is now <br />42.80 percent of the budget. General Government (administration, finance, elections, planning <br />and legal) is 25.11 percent of the budget. Public Works and Parks represent 23.92 percent and <br />miscellaneous and transfers make-up the balance. This budget assumes that the PIR Fund will be <br />providing for the street maintenance sealcoating program for 2002, in the same manner as had <br />been provided in 2001. State Statutes require that the 2002 Levy and General Fund Budgets <br />must be adopted at a meeting before December 28, 2001. <br /> <br />Citizen Input <br /> <br />There was none. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Kurak, seconded by Councilmember Anderson, to close the public <br />hearing. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Kurak, Anderson, Hendriksen, <br />and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />The public hearing closed at 7:35 p.m. <br /> <br />Council Business <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec called the regular City Council meeting back to order at 7:35 p.m. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Anderson, seconded by Councilmember Kurak, to adopt Resolution <br />#01-11-420 Adopting the 2002 City of Ramsey General Fund Operating Budget. <br /> <br />Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Anderson, Kurak, Hendriksen, <br />and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Anderson, seconded by Councilmember Kurak, to adopt Resolution <br />#01-11-421 Adopting the 2001 Payable 2002 Municipal Tax Levy. <br /> <br />Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Anderson, Kurak, Hendriksen, <br />and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />City Council/November 27, 2001 <br /> Page 4 of 22 <br /> <br /> <br />