Agenda - Council Work Session - 08/08/2001 - Budget

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o o 2001 BUDGET WORK SESSION AUGUST 8, 2000 AGENDA 2001 Budget Overview City Council received individual copies of the Proposed 2001 Budget on the evening of August 1, 2000. The preliminary budget document included all requests from the individual departments. Staff will provide a brief overview of the 2001 Proposed Budget, however, individual Department Head presentations will be made at future Budget Work Sessions. 2001 Levy Implications The Council will note that the preliminary budget distributed to the Council included a proposed $1,028,938 levy increase prier to any budget deletions. Staff will distribute a list of possible budget deletions and discuss implications of possible levy increases. Staff will also discuss the possibility that State mandated levy limits will be once again legislated for the 2002 Budget. 2001 Personnel Issues Staff will discuss the possibility of addressing new staff positions in the City organization that include a Clerk II position, re-class of City Clerk, a Planning Intern, Staffing increases, promotions within Police Department, and staffing increases ad title changes within Public Works Department. The Human Resources Manager and the Assistant City Administrator prepared a document addressing employee compensation issues that will be distributed to the City Council. The memo will provide an update to the 1998 Compensation Study done by Labor Relations, Inc.