HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-10-18CITY OF LAKEVILLE
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION MINUTES
September 10, 2018
1. Mayor Anderson called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. in the Lake Marion Conference Room.
Members present: Mayor Anderson, Council Members Davis, Hellier, LaBeau, and Wheeler
Members absent: None
Staff present: Justin Miller, City Administrator; Allyn Kuennen, Assistant City Administrator;
Jerilyn Erickson, Finance Director
2. Citizen Comments: There were no citizen comments.
3. 2019 Preliminary Budget & Property Tax Levy
At the August 27 work session meeting, the City Council asked staff to bring forward a revised
preliminary budget that would allocate funds for the implementation of police body -worn
cameras and replacement of squad cameras in police vehicles. The revised budget considers an
implementation date of October 1, 2019 which will minimize storage fees for 2019 as well as allow
staff time to hire an additional Records Technician that would manage this data.
Staff estimates the cost of data storage/ support at $30,750, and an additional Records Technician
to manage/ redact data at a cost of $30,000; each of these would be funded through reduction
recommendations made by the Police & Deputy Chief. The equipment acquisition of $130,000
would be funded by a transfer from the General Fund which will reduce the estimated ratio from
46.1% to 45.7%. These changes would not affect the current proposed property tax levy of 8.0%.
The Council reviewed the revised preliminary budget and inquired about opportunities for a joint
powers agreement with other neighboring cities to save on costs for the storage/ redaction of
body -worn camera data, clarified the current tax capacity rate, reviewed the fund balance, and
discussed the financial impact the tax levy would have on the median home.
The Council ultimately agreed on the maximum preliminary tax levy of 8.0% in recognizing 3.1%
of the levy represents the City growth and continues to reflect a decrease in the tax capacity rate
which has gone down every year since 2013. Staff will bring forward a resolution to approve the
preliminary tax levy at the September 17 City Council meeting; and will continue to review and
tighten projected numbers for potential adjustments where possible to decrease the final tax levy.
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City Council Work Session Minutes, September 10, 2018
Committee/ City Administrator Updates
The September 24 work session meeting will be cancelled due to lack of agenda items.
The meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
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Tamara 4 illace, Deputy City Clerk
Douglas P. Anderson, Mayor
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