HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/04/72 MINUTES OF THE STATUTORY BUDGET HEARING
DECI~BER q, 1972
The recessed Annual Statutoz7 Budget Hearing was called to order by Mayo~ Jarstad in the Council Cham-
bers of City Hall at 9:0~ a.m., PST, Monday, Decembe~ % 1979. Also attending were: Conlnissioner
Cla~k, Conmissioner Schoneman, City Clerk Yeadon, City Auditor Harold Fitzwatem, and FePgus Prestbye
of KBRO Radio Station.
MINUTES OF DEC[~IBER 1~ 1972
The Minutes of Decembe~ 1, 1972, wel~e read and approved as amended.
REmit - CO~qISSZONER CUmK
Stated that the Municipal Repair Garage has been balanced; that them was a previous deficit of
$21,~85. Reported that all operating funds have been balanced except the General Fund which has
a deficit of g138,199 and countemcting this is the Revenue Sharing Fund ($350,000) which has not
yet been appropriated. Explained the Water Fund is still in surplus but will be a self-balancing
fund. Repo,,ted that provisions have been made in the General Fund to provide the Clerk's Office
with an additional Account-Clerk Machine Operator (an inmase of $6,770) which is greatly needed
in that depm.b,ent; also, to provide for a pact-time Asst. City Attorney and part-time secretary
for the City Attu~.ney's Office (an increase of 811,950) -- a total increase of $18,720 in the General
Fund leavir~, a deficit of $135,199. Stated that the $350,000 in the Revenue Sha~ing Fund will be used
in part in specific areas to bring the General Fund into balance, and to perhaps consider further
adjustments.
Fergus Prestbye of KBRO Radio Station questioned the Council as to how many departmental special m-
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quests were received.
Mayor Jarstad stated he believed there were still about eight dePaZmbnental special requests.
Motion by Co~nissioner Clark and Mayor Jamstad to recess the Hearing until 9:00 a.m. toJ~or~ow (Tues-
~y~ming for the final Statutory Hearing.
ConTnissioner Clark explained that the Council will consider making adjustments and will be working
on the budget until as late as the last day of the month; that the Statutory HeaPing is quite neg-
ligible from this point.
Motion carried unanimously. .. ~.
SR.,
APPROVED: