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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MINUTES <br />August 15,2005 <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />Finance Director Murtuza Siddiqui asked thc City Council if they would like to see their <br />compensation increased in 2006. Members of the City Council have not received a salary <br />increase since the early or mid 1990' s. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Councilmemher Grant said that hc was concerned that the City Council has not received a pay <br />increase for many years. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden notcd that a number of residents arc concerned about thc City's health <br />rates and contribution levels. <br /> <br />City Administrator Wolfe stated that the City's insurance broker is currently reviewing our <br />insurance rates. The City is currently part of a cooperative agreement for hcalth and dental <br />insurance. Typically our health insurance costs are lower than our neighboring citics because of <br />our membership in the cooperative. <br /> <br />Finance Director Siddiqui noted that he would like to hire a consultant or temporary employee to <br />assist with the implementation of softwarc upgrades for the Finance Department The proposed <br />improvement costs are estimated at $15,000 to $20,000. The proposed improvements would <br />allow City staff the ability to track expenses and trends in a more efficient manner. <br /> <br />In 2005, the City had budget cd for a document imaging system and an on-line credit card <br />transfer system. These two projects have been pushed back to 2006. . <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson asked if the Laser Fische software could be funded as a capital <br />improvement project. <br /> <br />Finance Director Siddiqui said that he will explore this option further. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden asked if cable funds could be used for this purchase. <br /> <br />Finance Director Siddiqui said that a draft budgct is scheduled to be reviewed at a work session <br />meeting in September. <br /> <br />2006 Capital Improvement Plan <br />City Administrator Michelle Wolfe provided the City Council with an ovcrview of the draft ClP <br />for 2006-2010. The CIP has not bcen finalized due to the following issues: <br />. The PCI ratings are not yet complete and this information will be valuable to the City <br />Council and City staff in determining the priority ranking for futurc projects. <br />. City staff is in the process of acquiring more detailed cost figures for the 2006-2010 PMP <br />projects. <br />. The City has not yet completed the inspcction of the South water tower. Thc inspection <br />is budgeted for this year. Thc inspcction is needed to more accurately budget and plan <br />for future water tower improvements. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />4 <br />