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McCall City Council
Special Meeting
Legion Hall - McCall City Hall (Lower Level)
July 23, 2010
Agenda
Call to Order and Roll Call
Work Session - Budget
Adjournment
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Bailey called the special meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 10:00 a.m.
Mayor Bailey, Council Member Kulesza, and Council Member Witte answered roll call.
Council Member Delaney and Council Member Scott were absent. A quorum was present.
City staff present was Lindley Kirkpatrick, City Manager; and Linda Stokes, City Treasurer. The
city department heads participated at different times throughout the day.
WORK SESSION — BUDGET
Public Comment
Mayor Bailey called for public comment at 10:05 a.m.
Hearing none Mayor Bailey closed the public comment.
Discussion with each department head
Council worked through the proposed budget for FY11 with each department head. The Council
asked questions and made suggestions throughout the process.
Valley Adams Regional Housing Authority
Mike David, Executive Director for VARHA, presented the VARHA budget request to Council.
Mr. David stated that VARHA had requested $40,000 from Valley County and were approved
for $30,000. He was concerned that VARHA had requested $20,000 from the City of McCall and
were only being considered for $15,000. It was stated that Valley County was not as concerned
with local presence and that VARHA was focused on the virtual office. It was Mr. David's
intention to have the VARHA website fully functional by October 1, 2010.
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MCPAW S
Barb Hutchinson presented the MCPAWS budget request to Council. Ms. Hutchinson went
through MCPAWS total budget and other possible funding sources.
Local Option Tax
Council received the Local Option Tax Commission recommendations for FY11 from LOT
Commissioner, Bob Hunt.
Public Comment
At 2:15 p.m. Mayor Bailey called for comments from the public on the proposed Tentative
Budget.
Hearing none Mayor Bailey Closed the public comment.
Council Discussion
The Council discussed the following:
> Local Option Tax allocations
Mayor Bailey thought that the LOT Commission recommendations were ok.
Council Member Kulesza recommended the following changes
• Increase the funding for the Library shelve to $7100
• Reduce the Valley County Convention and Visitors Bureau to $0
• Reduce the Judo Club down to $1000
• Increase the Nordic Trail Maintenance to $10,000
• Reduce the Winter Carnival Logistics to $5000
All the Council Members were in agreement with Council member Kulesza's
suggestions.
> 3% Property Tax Increase
The Council was not in favor of taking the 3% increase. There was discussion as to what
would be cut from the budget by not taking the 3% increase. After much discussion the
Council wanted to keep funding for the Downtown Master Plan and Economic
Development support.
> Golf Fund Operating Transfer
The Council wanted to minimize the Golf Operating transfer.
Adopt Tentative Budget
Staff recommended that the Council adopt the FY11 Tentative Budget in the amount of
$16,857,719.00.
Mayor Bailey moved to adopt the FY11 tentative budget in the amount of $16,857,719.
Council Member Witte seconded the motion. In a roll call vote, Mayor Bailey, Council
Member Witte, and Council Member Kulesza all voted aye and the motion passed.
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ADJOURNMENT
Without further business, Mayor Bailey adjourned the meeting at 4:45 p.m.
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