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Administrator/Engineer's Report <br /> � November 28, 2018 <br /> ADMINISTRATION <br /> 2019 Budget <br /> The City Council has adopted the Preliminary Budget and Tax Levy for 2019. This <br /> amount will be publicized with the Truth in Taxation Notices. The Council may adopt <br /> the proposed levy as its final levy or may adopt a lower amount, but may not raise the <br /> proposed budget. <br /> The council also held a budget workshop on November 14,just prior to the regular City <br /> Council meeting where additional guidance on a final budget was given. A final budget <br /> workshop will be held prior to the November 28 meeting, with the final budget adoption <br /> taking place at that regular council meeting. The overall budget schedule is below: <br /> November 14 Special Work Session—Final Budget Review <br /> November 28 Regular Meeting—Final Budget and Tax Levy Adoption <br /> Centennial Public Schools <br /> City staff met with school staff on October 23, 2018. The meeting was productive and <br /> we are moving towards resolution of the plat issues at Centerville Elementary School. A <br /> wide variety of other topics were discussed, including display of some of the Dupre <br /> artifacts, use of the school parking lot, snow storage, downtown redevelopment and much <br /> more. <br /> Elections <br /> Election season has finally come to a close. Thanks to Clerk Bender for managing the <br /> entire process, including a dozen election judges, several weeks of early and absentee <br /> voting and one final marathon Tuesday. All in all, it was a smoothly run operation for <br /> what is an essential part of democracy. <br /> Congratulations to Mayor Paar and Councilmember Love for winning reelection and to <br /> Councilmember-elect Lakso for her election. <br /> Metro Cities Draft Legislative Policy <br /> Metro Cities is a branch of the League of Minnesota Cites whose main function is <br /> lobbying on behalf of its member cities (like us) at the state legislature. Each year, they <br /> put out a draft of their proposed stances on various topics that may come up in legislation <br /> at the next session. That draft policy is voted on by the membership at a meeting in late <br /> November. I will be in attendance at that meeting and will be casting our vote. <br /> Therefore, I am your voice in shaping this policy. Please read through the draft policies <br /> at this website lit tlr //w % t�ictrocitiest�i� c),g/I.�, I t vC;;;;,lro1iiand let me know if <br /> there are any policies, with which you disagree. <br /> 64 <br />