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FINANCE COMMITTEE CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey Finance Committee conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday December 12, 2000, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor Thomas Gamec Councilmember Susan E. Anderson Councilmember Margaret Connolly Councilmember Terry Hendricksen Councilmember Gerald Zimmerman Also Present: City Administrator James E. Norman Assistant City Administrator Kim Moore-Sykes Finance Officer Diana Lurid Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Dean Kapler Human Resources Manager Rhonda Heryla CALL TO ORDER Mayor Gamec called the regular meeting of the Finance Committee to order at 6:41 p.m. CITIZEN INPUT There was none. COMMITTEE BUSINESS Case #1: Review and Adopt 2001 Tax Levy and General Fund Budget Finance Office Lund stated that the 2001 Truth-in-Taxation public hearing was held on Monday, December 4, 2000, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The information distributed at the hearing included information regarding the tax capacity rate and tax dollar utilizing the certified maximum proposed tax levy that was certified in September, 2000. The 2001 proposed General Fund Budget, as it has been presented and reviewed in the past several months, is based on the collection of tax dollars and results in an estimated 27.615 tax capacity rate. This budget was balanced through staff recommended adjustments and resulted in a total contingency in the amount of $108,971. The budget also includes an increase in the staffing complement by one full-time Street Maintenance Worker, one full-time Patrol Officer, one full-time Crime Prevention Specialist, one full-time Clerk II for Records Retention, one full-time Fire/Building Code Inspector, one part-time Community Service Officer, and one half-time Building Finance Committee/December 12, 2000 Page 1 of 4