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Budget Cuts <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman stated that the volunteer dinner is scheduled for April 28th and the <br />City in the past has invited City volunteers and a guest which amounts to a cost of about $5,000 <br />plus another $1,000 for entertainment. Staff has discussed the idea of the City paying for the <br />volunteers and still allowing for guests but at their own cost. The other area staff has looked at <br />reducing costs is eliminating the parade from the Happy Days event. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec replied that he had thought that the Happy Days event came out ahead dollar wise. <br /> <br />Finance Officer Lund explained that the City had budgeted $7,500 for the Happy Days Event last <br />year and they did not spend the entire $7,500. <br /> <br />Councihnember Strommen stated that when people volunteer to be a on a commission or a <br />committee it is a family commitment and for that reason she felt that they could cut the <br />entertainment, but she strongly felt that a guest should be invited and paid for by the City. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec agreed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman stated that the dinner is about the only thank you they give to the <br />people who volunteer their time. <br /> <br />Consensus of the City Council was to invite guests to the volunteer dinner to be paid for by the <br />City and direct staff to research the Happy Days event costs and present the information at the <br />April 29t~, work session. <br /> <br />3) Employee Appreciation Breakfast <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec noted that the Employee Appreciation breakfast would be on April 23rd. <br /> <br />4) Budget Cut Backs <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that the City is currently looking at several major projects including the <br />Highway # 10 Corridor, and the Town Center. He stated that the City needs to be very careful <br />about the amount of money they are spending on consultant fees for these projects when budgets <br />are so tight. He emphasized that they need to know where the funds are going to come from to <br />cover the costs of these projects and it might be an issue of holding off on some project before <br />they cut general services to the residents. <br /> <br />Cout~cilmember Elvig stated that he thinks that they have to be prudent when talking about <br />spending but one of the ways to cover shortcomings is to become more fiscally independent <br />themselves. He stated that they needed to make sure that what the City spends money on does <br />pay off and generates new funding. <br /> <br />City Council/April 8, 2003 <br />Page 16 of 17 <br /> <br /> <br />