Laserfiche WebLink
Maintenance. The budget as presented includes $217,768 of capital outlay items of which <br />$88,004 will be funded by the Equipment Revolving Fund. The balance of $129,764 will be <br />funded through the property tax levy and general fund revenues. In total, Public Safety (police, <br />fire, inspections, and civil defense) is now 37.59 percent of the budget, General Government <br />(administration, finance, elections, planning and legal) is 28.74 percent of the budget. Public <br />Works and Parks represent 24.63 percent, and miscellaneous and transfers make up the balance. <br />This budget assumes that the PIR Fund will be providing for the street maintenance sealcoating <br />program for 2001, in the same manner as had been provided in 2000. State Statutes require that <br />the 2001 Levy and General Fund Budgets must be adopted at a meeting separate from the public <br />hearing and before December 28, 2000. Therefore, the 2001 Proposed Levy and General Fund <br />Budget were presented for adoption. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Connolly, seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman, to recommend <br />that City Council adopt the resolution adopting the 2000, Payable 2001 Municipality Tax Levy. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Connolly, Zimmerman, <br />Anderson, and Hendriksen. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Connolly, seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman, to recommend <br />that City Council adopt the resolution adopting the 2001 City of Ramsey General Fund <br />Operating Budget. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Connolly, Zimmerman, <br />Anderson, and Hendriksen. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Case #2: Review and Adopt 2001 Schedule of Rates, Fees and Charges <br /> <br />Finance Officer Lund presented the Schedule of Rates, Fees and Charges which includes the <br />adopted 2000 and the changes for which the proposed 2001 schedule is arrived at. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson inquired as to how the fee changes were determined. <br /> <br />Finance Officer Lund replied that they compared their fees to other cities. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman stated that he would prefer that the bow hunting permit fee be <br />$2.00 rather than $5.00. <br /> <br />Councihnember Anderson stated that she did not think that the permit could be processed for less <br />than $5.00. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen replied that last year there was no charge for a bow hunting permit. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson stated that bow hunting is serious and there should be a cost involved <br />in it. <br /> <br />Finance Committee/December 12, 2000 <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />