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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I i$ I BUDGET MEETING CITY COUNCIL CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ram~ey City Council conducted a Budget meeting on Monday, September 13, 1993 at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Councilmember Sheila Beyer Councilmember Glen Hardin (arrived approximately 7:30 a.m.) Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman Members Absent: Mayor James Gilbertson Councilmember Kenneth Peterson Also Present: City Administrator Ryan Schroeder Finance Officer Jessie Hart Police Sergeant David Gustafson Parks/Utilities Coordinator Mark Boos CALL TO ORDER Councilmember Beyer called the Budget meeting to order at 7:12 a.m. CITIZEN INPUT None APPROVE AGENDA Consensus was to approve the agenda as presented. COUNCIL BUSINESS 1) Review 1994 Proposed General Fund Budget City Administrator Schroeder stated that Council has to pass the maximum levy for taxes at their meeting of September 14, 1993, and in December they will pass the budget. The package being presented proposes a 9.69% increase. Mr. Schroeder presented an analysis of various tax levies and stated that the public would see a 17.750% tax capacity rate increase as extraordinary. He stated Council could pass the maximum levy and Staff could try to "whittle" it down over the next couple of months. Personal Services: Engineering Department - Finance Officer Hart stated that the Engineering Department was created under the pretense that the program would generate sufficient revenues to be self- sustaining. This has not been the case. Staff is currently reviewing the manner in which engineer!rig services are and can be delivered to the City. As a result, the proposed 1994 General FUnd Budget includes revenue sufficient to provide for in-house or contracted technical services. Budget Meeting/September 13, 1993 Page 1 of 4