2017-12-13 CC Minutes - Approved

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CITY OF CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES December 13, 2017 6:30 p.m. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City of Centerville held their regularly scheduled meeting of December 13, 2017, at City Hall, 1880 Main Street. PRESENT: Acting Mayor D. Love Council Member Russ Koski Council Member Matt Montain Council Member Steve King ri/` I- O V f_e 0 ABSENT: Mayor Jeff Paar STAFF: City Attorney Kurt Glaser City Administrator Mark Statz Finance Director Ellen Paulseth ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ COUNCIL MEETING L CALL TO ORDER Acting Mayor Love called to order 6:30 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Acting Mayor Love added to the Consent Agenda Checks #31520 — 31537 and voided Check 31530; Item#2: a memorandum from City Administrator Statz, Item#3: Request for Proposals (RFP) for Waste and Recycling Services under Old Business; Item #10: a recommendation letter, Item #11: a request to modify the Personnel Policy allowing Personal Time Off(PTO) carry-over deadline to January of the following year and Item #12: a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application for downtown water hook-up(s)under new business. Motion by Council Member Montain, seconded by Council Member King to approve the Agenda as Amended. All in favor. Motion carried. IV. PUBLIC INPUT ON 2018 BUDGET & TAX LEVIES (TNT Hearing) Finance Director Paulseth stated that this is the final step of adopting the levy for 2018 and also adopting the budget for 2018. Ms. Paulseth stated that the levy for 2018 is 1.89 percent higher than 2017 with expenditures increasing approximately 1.22 percent. Ms. Paulseth explained that primarily the increase of approximately $51,000 is due to cost of living increases for 2018. She also stated that she included slight increases were made for engineering, legal and professional services along with turf maintenance, election and training and travel. Ms. Paulseth reported that the City received an increase in Local Government Aid for 2017 which offset budgeted expenditures.