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BUDGET WORK SESSION <br />CITY COUNCIL <br /> CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a budget work session on October 25, 1999, at the Ramsey <br />Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Thomas Gamec <br />Councilmember Susan E. Anderson <br />Councilmember Margaret Connolly <br />Councilmember Terry Hendriksen <br />Councilmember Gerald zimmerman <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />City Administrator James E. Norman <br />Finance Officer Diana Lund <br />Police Chief David Gustafson <br />Fire Chief/Director of Public Works Dean Kapler <br />City Engineer Steve Jankowski <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec called the Council Budget Work Session to order at 5:25 p.m. <br /> <br />Work Session Business: <br /> <br />Handouts showing the 2000 Budget changes were disseminated and City Administrator Norman <br />described what Council was receiving. <br /> <br />Finance Officer Lund explained the revenue changes as follows: Building Permits - Change = <br />(based on 150 new units at $125,000 market value), heating permits - Change = $10,000 (based <br />on past history), federal grants - Change = $12,321 (New Cop Fast Grant - one officer), Local <br />Government Aid - Change = $61,623, rental fees - Change = $11,000 (includes anterma rental), <br />plan check fees - Change = $31,735 (65% of Building Permits), and transfers in - Change = <br />$374,434 (includes $253,769 for equipment Certificate Notes and two years funding of fire truck <br />$140,000). <br /> <br />Expenditures: <br /> <br />Mayor and Council - Full time salaries - Change = ($4,903) - Jo Thieling is no longer doing <br />minute taking, however, part of her salary is budgeted back in. Miscellaneous operating supplies <br />- Change = ($17,090) included is the 25th Anniversary Celebration in 1999 - $15,000. <br />Miscellaneous professional service Change = $2,993 which includes minutes taken by <br />Timesavers and the increase is due to them taking more of the minutes than in the past. Dues - <br />Change = $3,732 - this includes the increase in League dues which is a standard increase. <br /> <br />City Council Budget Work Session/October 25, 1999 <br /> Page 1 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br />