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SPECIAL COUNCIL REi13ING
August 10, 1976
A special meeting of the Plyiw-uth City Council was called to order by Mayor Hilde
at 6:30 P.M, in the Council Ckwambers of the Public Works BuiidIng. 14900 Twenty-
third Avenue North, on August 0, 1976,
PRESENT: Mayor Hilde, Counci"oen Hunt, Seibold and Spaeth, Manager Willis,
Planner Dillerud, Engineer Goldberg, Finance Director Ricker and
Administrative Assistant Kreager. Councilman Neils arrived at
6:50 P.M.
ABSENT: 'None
Council continued to review the General Fund expenditures on
a departmental basis..
Park Maintenance
MOTION by Councilman Seibold, seconded by Councilman Spaeth, to
delete one of the two requested Park Maintenance worker positions
from the 1977 budget.
Motion passed, five ayes.
MOTION by Councilman Spaeth, seconded by CountAl-man Seibold, to
increase the Temporary Salary Account in the Park Maintenance
budget (:01-170-602) to $16,154.
Motion passed, five ayes.
Police
Mayor Hilde reviewed Council's thinking on the issue of police
manpower. Chief Hawkinson then reviewed the Police personnel
request for 1977.
MOTION by Councilman Hunt, seconded by Mayor Hilde, to tentatively
approve the two Juvenile Officer -Investigator positions.
MOTION TO AMEND by Councilman Spaeth, seconded by Mayor Hilde,
to delete the two Juvenile Officer -Investigator posit -Ions from
the 1917 budget and add the three requested patrol officer
posit-`.. ns.
Motion i issed, live ayes.
MOTION by KNyor Hilde, secondee! by Councilman Spaeth, to direct
staff to enmL back to the Council if, at anytime, it appears that
an imbalance h,,r, been created feu the number of police officers
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and Juvenile Officer -Investigators insofar as maximiainq
our investigative and case closure activities.
Motion passed, five Ayes.
Police Capital Outlay
Councilman Neils suggested that s;!aff analyze the cost of
purchasing a CRT unit rather than baesing this unit fr,,mn
Hennepin County. He further suggested that this analysis
be conducted beginning with the 1978 b;:U'get.
MOTION by Councilman Seibold, seconded by Councilman Spaeth,
to tentatively approve the Capital Outley requested by the
Police Department, including the adds ti o, of three hand
recorders.
Motic 'i passed, five ayes.
MOTION by Councilman Hunt, seconded by Councilman Spaeth,
directing staff kto prepare a separate listing of expenses
that are outside of levy limitations, as part of the final
budget preparation.
Finance Di,,*ctor Ricker reviewed the allocation of payroll
by fund for the 1977 City personnel.
GENERk FUND EXPENDITURES
Mayor and Council
MOTION by Mayor Hilde, seconded by Councilman Hunt, to
delete $10,000 from 101-101-816.
Motion passed, five ayes.
City Attorney
MOTION by Mayor Hilde, seconded by Councilman Hunt to delete
5,000 from 101-110-802.
Motion passed, five ayes,
Parks
Mayor Hilde suggested th.,t the Park Commi;s,or rtview the
list of recreational groups requesting financial support
from the City.
Councilman Hunt suggested that staff prepare an accounting
summary of both revenue and expenses of the City fee suppo rtes
recreational programs.
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It mt the consensus of the Council that staff,
preparation of the budget, add a new section to
budget sheets displaying the total cost of the
the dis vribution of costs to other funds.
Fi re
in the final
the individual
activity and
MOTION by Councilman Hunt, ieconded by Councilman Seibold, to
transfer tc° the Contingerty Account the $10,000 allocated in
101-161-880 until further analysis can be conducted.
Motion passe0, five ayes.
MOTION by Councilman Spaeth, seconded by Councilman Hunt,
di •eating stafN' to obtain a program explanation from the
Mi o.i¢iota HighwV Safety Canter ano an estimate of the City's
cost to send five volunteer fireanen to the Safety Center for
the emergency driving techniques course.
Motion passed, five ayes.
Five Capital- Equijxs.vit
Ch -of Baur: reviewed %he Ca;:it--i =quipment requests for the
vire Department.
NOTION by Councilman Seibold, seconded by Councilman Spaeth,
to delete $612 for the three-way hydrant connectiun from the
Fire Department Capital lquipment request.
Mo1.1ion passed, five ayes.
10 1QN by Councilman Se+bolt, seconded by councilman Neils,
to approve the Fire Departmeit budget.
Motion, passed, five ayes.
Mayor Hilde suggeitpd that staff'
members of the Council could tou
facilities,
set up a date on which the
the City's Fire Department
Councilman Spaeth sugge;ted that s'.aff conduct an internal
audit inventory on all City equipalent and property, by depart-
ments, and the rest.,,Es of this inter nal audit inventory be
reported to the council.
Mayor 'Nilde requested Councilmen SpaeAn and Hunt to meet with
Finance Dir4ctor Ricker and Manager Willis to establish this
internal audit procedure.
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Park Maintenance
Finance Director !Ricker indicated that 101-170-816 would be
deleted (325.00).
It was the consensus of the Council to have staff review the
requested expenditures in the OSHA account.
Unclassified
MOTION by Councilman Spaeth, seconded by Councilman Hunt, to
remove $18,394 from 10'1-1,89A99 for the Bassett Creek Flood
Control Commission and the Elm Creek CuA zr;ation Commission
and to have this account select on the storm sewer Lund.
Motion passed, five ayes.
Streets
MOTION by Councilman Hunt, seconded by Mayor Hilde, to increase
contractual services in the Street Department budget by $20100
for regrading, reshaping and ditch cleanings along gravel roads.
Motion passed, five ayes.
MOTION by Mayer Hilde, seconded by
staff to come back to the Council
road of wort, to be done.
M ition passed, five ayes.
Councilman Hunt. directing
with a priority by gravel
MOTION by Councilman Neils, seconded by Councilman Hunt,
directing staff to establish a cyclical program of gravel road
right-of-way mainLonance in the same format as has been established
in the City's seal goat program.
notion passed, five ayes.
Mayor Hilde adjourned the meeting at 11:05 P.M.
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