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06/06/1990 - Minutes MINUTES OF MEETING COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE June 6, 1990 Those in Attendance: Mayor Palmer DePaulis, Emilie Charles, Mike Zuhl, Sheryl Gillilan, Bill Callaghan, Chief Chabrias, Linda Hamilton, Steve Fawcett, Lee King, Brenda , Cindy Gust- Jenson, Council. Convened at 4 : 24 - Turn overtime to Cindy Gust-Jenson - summary - do tally of fee increase. All based on polls - 163 , 000 for neighborhood cleaning - if $1. 25 fee charged - #1 Senario - All net reductions, is surplus money available? Item Number Two See memo to Ed to change litter fee - okay. Total: $217, 500 available. Listed options below. Decrease property tax to 15. 24 . Alan Hardman - Questions? Nancy Pace - Don't undermine. Cindy Gust-Jenson - Last night majority 46 police. Public safety figures - decrease. Fund additional corp projects. Attachment 3 - scenarios. Listing cost before budget came to Council. Item Number Three West Point Park CDBG funding - put more there. Wayne Horrocks - General fund amount in #1 and #2 . Nancy Pace - Need to be these things. Cindy Gust-Jenson - No. Items they were going to stretch over two years to pay for. Nancy Pace - What about fire cost? Cindy Gust-Jenson - Can get dollar amount for you. Gordon - Little less than 785, 000 annual. Alan Hardman - Keep in mind on-going funds concerned about spending on-going money on one-time items. Tom Godfrey - Reduce property tax - concern- not know revenue projections - wiser to keep $1. 64 build up - government immunity or keep in contingency. Roselyn Kirk/Tom Godfrey - Against your policy. Putting in contingency - not 1 of places. Ron Whitehead - Do everything we can not to raise taxes. Tom Godfrey - More conservative approach - to build up - will not have to increase taxes next year also. Ron Whitehead - Should hold costs down as low as we can. Roselyn Kirk - Read page 4 - says increase property taxes as last resort. Alan Hardman - Debate in options. Nancy Pace - Explain. Cindy Gust-Jenson - General fund contingency - amount less than 1 percent of budget. Council brought down when revenues 242 , 500 is contingency now - resonably high decreases. Add to fund balance. Alan Hardman - What? Dave - I am . Steve Fawcett - Less than 500, 000. Still working on revenue projections - will not have County figures until Friday or Monday. Just need motions - now - not final decision. Alan Hardman - Two years ago 600, 000 shortfall. Alan Hardman - Council - straw poll on option? Give direction to Staff to prepare motions. Tom Godfrey - Down quite a bit. Not convinced where to go. Alan Hardman - Does someone want motion on property tax decrease? Roselyn Kirk/Ron Whitehead - Yes. Ron Whitehead - Can we take straw poll? Roselyn Kirk - Like to do too. Alan Hardman - No problem - if don't know. Don Hale - Anxious - #1 option - to decrease . Nancy Pace - How do we get figures? Cindy Gust-Jenson - Your recommendation. #1: Tom Godfrey-?; Roselyn Kirk-Yes; Ron Whitehead-Yes; Done Hale-Yes; Nancy Pace-Don't want to decrease; Alan Hardman-Lean to decrease; Roselyn Kirk-gives idea. #2 : Add the 30, 000 - pay for performance. Nancy Pace - ? persuaded. Tom Godfrey - Look at figure but asked Karen to implement 300 . Alan Hardman - Yes. Don Hale - What is it? Cindy Gust-Jenson - more training - not actually scheduled items to spend more on. Don Hale - No. Ron Whitehead - No. Roselyn Kirk - No. Alan Hardman - Would want motion. Tom Godfrey - Yes. Alan Hardman - Vote . Do you still favor pay for performance but without training? Roselyn Kirk - Yes. Ron Whitehead - Yes. Alan Hardman - Would it help for Karen to address on Tuesday? Tom Godfrey - Need to train supervisors to evaluate employees on pay for performance plan. Roselyn Kirk - Want to do without paying for training. Ron Whitehead - donate time to do. Nancy Pace - Is Karen equipped to do this? Cindy Gust-Jenson - Yes. Wayne asked to be excused - grandson ill. #3 : Fund Capital Projects Ron Whitehead - No. Roselyn Kirk - No. Don Hale - No. Tom Godfrey - No. Nancy Pace - No. Alan Hardman - No. #4 : Nancy Pace - Yes. Next 2 . Tom Godfrey - Yes. Don Hale - No. Ron Whitehead - No. Roselyn Kirk - No. Alan Hardman - #5: Nancy Pace - Yes. Tom Godfrey - Yes. Ron Whitehead - No. Roselyn Kirk - No. Alan Hardman - Alan Hardman - Any other motions to prepare? Cindy Gust-Jenson - Anything you want on motion - let us know Thursday or Friday. Can do Tuesday but will create chaos - if people present more let staff know if possible. Nancy Pace - Could security person for cemetary be 28, 000 - come out of money - support. Ron Whitehead - No. Roselyn Kirk - No. Get a motion on this. Intents - in packet. Cindy Gust-Jenson - Have prepared. Copy with answers. Applicable - want to discuss. Alan Hardman - No, wait to Tuesday. Tom Godfrey - Suggestion to rate priority of intents you support. Adjourment: 4 : 56 p.m.