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<br />~ <br />~~HILLS <br /> <br />Approved: September 29,2008 <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING <br />AUGUST 18, 2008 <br />5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Stan Harpstead called to order <br />the City Council Work Session meeting at 5 :08 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: Mayor Stan Harpstead; Council Members David Grant (arrived <br />5: 15 p.m.), Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes, and Dave McClung. <br /> <br />Absent: None. <br /> <br />Also present: City Administrator Ron Moorse; Assistant City Administrator <br />Noah Simon; Public Works Director Gregory Hoag; Finance Director Susan <br />Iverson; Civil Engineer Kristine Giga; City Planner James Lehnhoff; and <br />Parks and Recreation Director Michelle Olson. <br /> <br />1. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br />A. Proposed 2009 Budget Overview <br /> <br />City Administrator Moorse presented the City Council with an overview of the <br />proposed 2009 budget. He indicated his goal for tonight was to gain a general <br />direction from the Council regarding the budget for the tax levy. <br /> <br />City Administrator Moorse stated a maximum tax levy would need to be <br />approved in September, which can be reduced but not increased. He indicated a <br />final budget would be approved in December after a Truth in Taxation meeting. <br />City Administrator Moorse explained that the proposed budget reflects the 3.9% <br />state mandated levy limit plus allowable special levies for PERA and public safety <br />personnel expenditures. <br />