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McCall City Council
Special Budget Meeting
McCall City Hall -- Legion Hall
July 15, 2016
Call to Order and Roll Call
Budget Work Session
Adjournment
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Aymon called the special budget meeting of the McCall City Council to order at
10:08 a.m. Mayor Aymon, Council Member Giles, Council Member Scott, Council Member
Swanson, and Council Member Witte all answered roll call.
City staff members present were Nate Coyle, City Manager; Linda Stokes, City Treasurer;
Dennis Coyle, Parks and Recreation Director; Traci Malvich, Human Resources Manager; and
BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk
BUDGET WORKSESSION
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Purpose & Agenda
City Manager Nate Coyle opened the meeting, giving Council a brief description on how the
budget was developed and the expectations for this meeting.
Personnel costs
Human Resources Manager Traci Malvich presented the personnel cost for the FY17 Budget.
She stated that there is a 2% Market adjustment - 1% merit adjustment is reflected in the
presented tentative budget. The salary survey data has been received and analyzed and the survey
shows that the City's salaries have an overall market deficit which was 6.13% down from 6.9%
on the FY14 survey despite the FY16 3% market increase. Ms. Malvich explained that twelve
positions have an actual salary that is below range minimums and that equity adjustments are
recommended for 5 positions that were greater than 10% below the minimums. Council
discussed the salary deficits and there was general Council consensus that having a third party
come in to evaluate the City's job descriptions and determine if positions are paid competitively
for the work they do was a good plan for FY17.
Manager Malvich also presented information regarding the Health Insurance Renewal. She stated
that Blue Cross submitted an updated verbal quote of rates closer to a 23% increase than the 20%
in the FY17 draft budget. She stated that the increase is based upon a high loss ratio for the
current year. She stated that the renewal request was sent back to underwriting to be reviewed
based upon additional information provided by the City. She also stated that there have been no
responses from other health insurance providers at this time.
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It was recommended and reflected in the FY17 draft budget that there be no change in the
employee share of costs for health insurance and that 100% of the increase be passed on to the
City.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Aymon called for public comment at 11:00 a.m.
Hearing no comments, Mayor Aymon closed the comment period at 11:00 a.m.
BUDGET WORKSESSION - Continued
Property Taxes
City Treasurer Linda Stokes presented the budget for a 3% increase to property taxes; however,
there were no foregone amounts reflected in the budget. There was some Council discussion on
whether any of the foregone amounts should be taken. Council Member Swanson thought that
the Council should consider some of the foregone, as he was concerned with costs continuing to
rise. Council Member Scott did not think any forgone should be considered since the Streets
Local Option Tax helps to mitigate what is needed. There was Council consensus to set the
tentative budget ceiling with the 3% increase and no foregone amount.
FY17 Local Option Tax
There was a brief discussion regarding the Tourism Local Option Tax and the recommended
projects for funding. The Council requested some additional documentation on how the
Snowmobile funds were expended.
Commerce Street Project Introduction
There was a presentation on the Commerce Street Project presented by Nathan Stewart, City
Engineer, Bryan Foote and Karie Davidson with Horrock's Engineering. There was much
Council discussion regarding the two options and how each option would affect the businesses
and pedestrians. Council requested a public meeting with the property owners so each business
could weigh-in on the street's design.
Review Capital Improvement Plan
City Manager Nate Coyle walked the Council through the Capital Improvement Plan and the
process used to prioritize each project.
City Council Deliberation
There was some discussion regarding the Council budget to include economic development,
transit, and McPaws.
Set FY17 Tentative Budget
Council Member Scott moved to set the tentative budget at $23,494,430. Council Member
Swanson seconded the motion. In a roll call vote Council Member Scott, Council Member
Swanson, Mayor Aymon, Council Member Giles, and Council Member Witte all voted aye
and the motion carried.
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FY17 Budget Development Next Steps
Treasurer Stokes covered the next steps for budget development.
• Council Work Session on July 18 (if Tentative Budget is not adopted on July 15), will be
evening work session (time to be determined)
• FY17 Budget Public Hearing on August 11, 6:00 pm
• FY17 Budget Adoption on August 25, 6:00 pm
ADJOURNMENT
Without further business, Mayor Aymon adjourned the meeting at 2:44 p.m.
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