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<br /> <br />CITY OF CENTERVILLE <br />WORK SESSION & CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />AUGUST 28, 2024 <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City of Centerville held their Work Session prior to their <br />Regularly Scheduled Council Meeting of August 28, 2024, commencing at 5:00 p.m. The Council held <br />their regularly scheduled City Council Meeting at 6:30 p.m., in Council Chambers. The regularly <br />scheduled meeting (6:30 p.m.) was live streamed by North Metro TV. <br /> <br />WORK SESSION (5:00 PM) <br /> <br />I. CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Love called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. <br />1. Roll Call <br /> <br />PRESENT: Mayor D. Love <br />Council Member Russ Koski <br />Approved <br />Council Member Darrin Mosher <br />Council Member Terry Sweeney <br />Council Member Raye Taylor <br />Junior Council Member Avery Sauber (Non-Voting) <br /> <br />ABSENT: None <br /> <br />STAFF: City Administrator, Mark Statz <br /> Assistant City Administrator, Athanasia Lewis <br /> City Attorney, Kurt Glaser <br /> Finance Director, Bruce DeJong <br /> <br />II. DISCUSSION ITEMS <br /> <br />1. Park Playground Equipment Replacement Plan <br /> <br />Administrator Statz reviewed the information that was provided in Council packet. He reported that the <br />Parks & Recreation Committee recommended approval of the Plan and contained in their motion they <br />added language to find a way to accelerate the schedule, if possible. <br /> <br />Discussion ensued regarding needed upgrades, timelines, funding, community pride, usage numbers, <br />providing an additional $100,000 from the General Fund to assist in expediting replacement, etc. <br /> <br />2. 2025 Preliminary Budget & Tax Levy <br /> <br />Finance Director DeJong reviewed his memorandum that was contained in Council Packet and highlighted <br />that there was an anticipated decrease in revenue of approximately $196,501 due to a grant for public <br />safety from the prior year and the loss of Local Government Aid. Finance Director DeJong stated that he <br />anticipated a 7.5% increase in the tax levy which would be approximately a 2.8% increase in city taxes on <br />a typical home in Centerville or less due to new properties coming on the tax rolls. Finance Director <br />DeJong stated that the budget increase was approximately 3-4% for 2025 and that he had recently attended <br />a Government Finance Officers’ meeting where most communities would be experiencing a 10% in levy. <br /> <br />