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MEDINA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
The City Council of Medina, Minnesota met in special session on September 6, 2011 at
5:35 p.m. in the Medina City Hall.
I. Call to Order
Members present: Martinson, Weir, Siitari, Pederson, Crosby (arrived at 5:36 p.m.)
Members absent: None
Also present: City Administrator Scott Johnson, City Attorney Ron Batty,
Engineer Bruce Paulson, Police Chief Ed Belland, Public Works
Superintendent Steve Scherer and Finance Director Jeanne Day
II. Closed Session: Discuss Property Acquisition
The meeting adjourned to closed session at 5:35 p.m. to discuss property acquisition for
the Public Works Facility.
The Council directed staff to move forward with the discussed options for the Public
Works Facility.
The Council returned to open session at 6:00 p.m.
III. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
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MEDINA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
The City Council of Medina, Minnesota met in special session on September 6, 2011 at
6:04 p.m. at the Medina City Hall, 2052 County Road 24, Medina, MN.
I. Call to Order
Members present: Crosby, Martinson, Siitari, Pederson, Weir
Members absent:
Also present: City Administrator Scott Johnson, Public Works Superintendent
Steve Scherer, Police Chief Ed Belland, and Finance Director Jeanne Day.
II. 2012 Budget Open House
Johnson provided a presentation on the City's proposed 2012 budget and tax levy. The
presentation included: detail on how taxes are determined; Medina market value history;
tax levy and tax rate history; tax impact on Medina households; comparison of area city
tax rates and per capita tax spending; proposed 2012 budget and tax levy figures;
summary of revenue trends; key expenditure line items and categories.
Carolyn Smith, 545 Medina Road, inquired about employee compensation. Finance
Director Jeanne Day explained that employee compensation is budgeted to increase 1.5%
with a 4% cap with pay steps. Changes were also made to employee benefits to reduce
future costs. The changes will need to be negotiated in the Police Contract.
Bob Franklin, 2819 Lakeshore Avenue, stated he appreciated the City Council keeping
the levy stable and the longevity of staff members.
Franklin stated that he supports providing quality benefits and compensation to
employees in lieu of hiring more staff.
III. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 6:53 p.m.
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