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August 16, 2022
MEDINA CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING MINUTES OF
AUGUST 16, 2022
The City Council of Medina, Minnesota met in work session on August 16, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at
the Medina City Hall, 2052 County Road 24, Medina, MN.
I. Call to Order
Members present: Martin, Albers, Cavanaugh, DesLauriers,
Members absent: Reid
Also present: City Administrator Scott Johnson, City Clerk/Assistant to the City
Administrator Caitlyn Walker, Public Works Director Steve Scherer, Finance Director Erin
Barnhart, Public Safety Director Jason Nelson, Planning Director Dusty Finke
II. 2023 Budget and CIP Discussion
Finance Director Erin Barnhart provided the City Council with an updated draft budget for 2023.
Barnhart presented two options for the property tax levy. Option #1 has a 22.596% 2023 tax rate
which is a 0.0% tax rate increase from the 2022 levy. This would be an overall tax levy increase
of $1,023,549, a 20.6% increase from 2022. Option #2 has a 21.685% tax rate which is a 4.0%
tax rate decrease from the 2022 levy. This would be an overall tax levy increase of $786,077, a
15.8% increase from 2022. The City Council agreed to move forward with Option #1. They
supported this option to put a significant amount of the revenue increase towards future fire
needs and a fire facility.
The Council also briefly discussed the need to continue evaluating the way staff benefits and
compensation are structured. This topic will be covered under the compensation study with
DDA in 2023.
Public Safety Director Jason Nelson provided a brief update on the Community Service Officer
(CSO) recruitment process which will be discussed under item 8D during the regular meeting of
the city council following the work session meeting. Nelson explained that the applicant pool is
very limited and that he will be requesting the authority to hire one full-time CSO instead of two
part-time CSOs.
III. Adjourn
Cavanaugh made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:46 p.m. on August 16, 2022. Martin
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
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Kathleen Martin, Mayor
Attest:
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Caitlyn Walker, City Clerk