HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/03/73 STATUTORY BUDGET t~kRING
DECt~BER 3, 1973
Statutory Budget Hearing of the City Council was held Monday, December 3, 1973, at 9:00 a.m., in
the City Council Chambers with Mayor Jarstad presiding.. Also present were C~¥,~Jssioner Clark,
Cor~nissioner Scboneman, City Clerk Yeadon, and City A~ditor Harold Fitzwater.
Cu,,~ssioner Clark gave the financial position of the p~eliminar¥ budget after the eo~ssioners
and the City Auditor had met on several occasions: Beginning deficit: $763,345.00. This was
made up of a General Fund Surplus of $168,345.00; and the foll~4ing deficits by fund: Street
Fund, $319,860.00; Garage, $18,330.00; Equipment Rental~ $14,550.00; Water Sewer, $471,075.00;
~Transit, $39,865.00; Storm Sewer Construction $67~510.00; Wharf, $500.00.
Adjustment was made upwards in anticipated receipts and likewise in the expenditures - a combination
of the two has given a current deficit of $209,638.00.
Bonnie Loop, representing KCAP, asked for $4,500.00 to be placed in the budget to handle legal aid
service as needed for needy persons for non-criminal matters. She explained the phase-out of KCAP
pr~ams due to lack of funding. Ms. Loop gave a printed Umoposal to the Commissioners for further
study. Mayor Jsrstad complimented her on the excellent presentation which she gave. Matter to be
taken under advisement. Co~missioner Clark spoke on behalf of the need for legal aid services~
and pointed out that the present deficit of the preliminary budget does not take into consideration
increased salaries or additional ~nployment.
~-k-. Ted Drake stated he would contact Mm. Fitzwater this afternoon concerning what he believed were
some errors in totalling some areas of the budget. Discussion was held on slowness of raceipts from
state sources and its relationship to budgeting. M~. Drake stated he favored progress payments and
was going to attempt to exert pressure on the state for better system.
E~v Heath, Water(Supply) Foreman asked if the Commissioners would be meeting with department heads.
Mayor Jarstad stated they would.
~btion by C~m. Clark and Mayor Jarstad to recess until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow n~rning, carried unani-
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~. C. YEADOlf, SR., CITY CLERK
APPROVED:
STATUTORY BUDGET I~RING
DECEMBER 4, 1973
Rece.~.~,] qt-,tut~m~.~ Budget Hearing was called to order by the City Council of the City of Br~merton
at 9:10 a.m., in %he Council Chambers of City Hall on December 4, 1973. Attending were: Mayor
Jarstad, Co~nissioner Cla~k, Co~missioneP $choneman, City Clerk Yeadon, City Auditor Fitzwater.
C~,.issioner Clark repozWced that the following adjustments were made in the General Fund Receipts:
Court Fines, +$15,000; Garbage Franchise, +$8,000; BgO Tax, +$20,000; General Sales Tax, +$50,000;
T~ade Stimulants, +$10,000; Franchise Telephone, +$2,000; Franchise Cable Television +$500; Building
Per,tits, +$1,000; Animal Licenses, +$500; Plan Checking, +$1,000; Pa~king Tickets~ +$1,500; Interest
on Investments, +$6,000; Sale of Junk or Salvage, +$1,500. Total additions, $117,000. Leaving
Deficit of $~90,717 in General Fund.
Cu~,~ssioner Clark reported that the following adjustment was made in the Water Sewer Fund Receipts:
Total other m/scellaneous revenue~ +$29,000; reducing deficit in Water Sewer Fund to $33,076.
Deficits in other funds as reported yesterday.
Motion by Commissioner Clark and Commissioner Schoneman to adopt the ad~stments, ca~ied unanimously.
Motion by Cx~ssioner Schoneman and Mayor Jarstad to recess the meeting until 9:00 a.m. tomopz~w
morning, carried unanimously.
APPROVED:
STATUTORY BUDGET HEARING
DECflMBER 5, 1973
Recessed Statutory Budget Hea~ing was called to order by the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
Washington, at 9:0~ a.m., in the Council Chambers at City Hall on December 5, 1973. Attending
were: Mayor Ja~stad, Cc~,,,Lissloner Cla~k, Cc~ssioner Schon~an, City Clerk Yeadon, City Auditor
Fitzwater.
Commissioner Clark reported on -the following adjustments:
Wharf Fund Receipts - $500 +, putting this fund into balance.
E~ui~ment Rental Fund - Minus $20,500 in Capital outlay; +$13,950 in Cash Reserve, putting this into
balance.
Street .Fund -+~R~e.p~i~r.g~ .M~.intenance, -$20,000; Contribution from General Fund to Street Fund Receipts,
~,z,~,0.uu; putting this fund into balance.
General Miscellaneous - Street Deparb~nt, +172,975 in expenditures; Wharf Fund +$500 in experx]itupes
Tpeasta~er's Budget - Saleries g Wages +$4,955.50; Pemsonnel Benefits, +$748.00.
C~'~nunications - Sallies g Wages +$4,375; Personnel Benefits, $580.00.
Garage - Salaries $ Wages,+_$7,700; Personnel Benefits, $1,155.
Motion by Conx,. Clark and Mayor JaPstad that these amendments be adopted, ca/Tied unanimously.
~ by Mayor Japstad and Conm. Clark to close the Statutory _Budget Hearings, carried unanimously.
APPROVED:
hI~N K. JARSTAD, 'MA~ ~