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Home My Public Portal About20130729budgetworksession1 COUNCIL WORK SESSION – JULY 29, 2013 (BUDGET COMMITTEE) CALL TO ORDER The Council Budget Committee Work Session of July 29, 2013, was convened at 5:30 P.M. by Councilman Shawn Schulte, Finance Committee Chairman. ROLL CALL The following Council Members were present for the roll call: Present: Branch, Graham, Henry, Hussey Mihalevich, Prather, Schulte, and Scrivner Absent: Bray and *Carroll (arrived at 5:34 p.m.) A quorum was declared present. MOTION TO AMEND AGENDA Chairman Schulte stated that the Mayor had requested the Committee to rearrange the order of the agenda for the budget meetings to more closely match his notes used during the process of creating his proposed budget, and referred the Committee to the copy of the amended agenda provided. A motion was made by Councilman Ken Huss ey to amend the agenda to re-order those items as shown on the distributed amended agenda, seconded by Councilman Bob Scrivner, and approved unanimously. *Councilwoman Carrie Carroll arrived at this point in the meeting (5:34 P.M.) DISCUSSION OF BUDGET PROCESS AND SCHEDULE Chairman Schulte announced the schedule for the next Budget Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, August 8, and public hearings will be held at the August 19 Regular Council Meeting to allow public input into both the budget as well as the 2013 Property Tax Levy rate and the Gross Receipts Utility Tax (GRUT) rates. He then asked Interim Finance Director Bill Betts to explain where the Committee can access the budget “Parking Lot” on their iPads. Chairman Schulte reminded the Committee Members of the procedures used to place items on the “parking lot” during 2 COUNCIL WORK SESSION – JULY 29, 2013 (BUDGET COMMITTEE) the budget process as originally explained at the July 18 meeting. He stated anyone placing an item on the “parking lot” must do so by motion, second, and vote of a majority of the Budget Committee, as well as include a matching item showing where the funds would be taken to fund the added item. REVENUES Chairman Schulte asked Mr. Betts to explain the revenue projections and how those projections were accomplished. Revenue items discussed were as follow: Sales Tax $9,700,000 Motor Vehicle Sales Tax $430,000 Other Taxes $1,220,000 Franchise & Utility Tax $7,170,000 Property Tax $5,209,000 Intergovernmental Grants $918,463 Charges for Services $1,479,559 Fees, Licenses, and Permits $633,600 Fines & Forfeitures $1,009,980 Other Operating Revenue $762,407 Interest Income $65,000 Other Non-Operating Revenue $20,000 Operating Transfers In $21,940 Police Grants $184,967 TOTAL $28,824,915 There were no actions taken by the Committee at this time rega rding any of the proposed revenue projections. 3 COUNCIL WORK SESSION – JULY 29, 2013 (BUDGET COMMITTEE) REVIEW OF MAYORAL BUDGET Chairman Schulte asked Mayor Struemph to explain / comment on each of these items as they appeared on the agenda and allow the Committee to ask him any questions they may have. (a) Expanded Contingency Fund – No actions were taken on this item by the Committee at this time. (b) De-funding JCTV – No actions were taken on this item by the Committee at this time. Chairman Schulte noted the time, and stated that the next item on the agenda (Funding Finance Director) would probably require more time for discussion than is left in tonight’s meeting. He stated that item would be brought up as the first topic at the August 8 meeting. ADJOURNMENT A motion for adjournment was made by Councilman Ken Hussey, seconded by Councilman Rick Mihalevich, and approved unanimously at 6:50 P.M.