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<br />Motion by Council Member Capra. seconded bv Council Member Paar to <br />recall the motion approvine: Resolution #04-043 A Resolution approvine: the <br />proposed 2005 bude:et and tax levy establishine: the date and time for the <br />Truth-In-Taxation heanne: to consider the same. The Truth-In-Taxation <br />hearine:s are scheduled for December 8th and continuation date of December <br />22nd if required. The 2005 levy will be set at $2.000.000 with the expenditures <br />of $2.408.000 and revenues of $408.000. Vote: Ayes - 3. Nays - 1 (Mavor <br />Sweeney). Motion carried 3-1 <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney request for the record his disagreement with recalling the original <br />motion due to the uncertainty of what funds would be needed for a new police <br />building. He felt with the ability to decrease the levy prior to the first of the year <br />this recall was not necessary. <br /> <br />Council member Capra stated per the former finance director the first payment for <br />a new police building was factored into the original levy amount and felt by <br />increasing the levy from the original proposed amount would add undue stress by <br />showing up as a 30% increase to some of the residents in their City Tax <br />Statements. She also stated the consensus of the council was to keep the tax rate <br />at last years rate including a police building payment, which the former finance <br />director accomplished on the original levy of $1,700,000. <br /> <br />Council member Capra stated should we need additional funds we did budget <br />$110,000 for a new public works building that could be redirected to a police <br />building if necessary. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney felt the council should not consider using those public works <br />funds for the police build as they have already been earmarked for the public <br />works department. Mayor Sweeney also stated previous councils have taken <br />monies away from the public works department over the years and he feels that is <br />not acceptable. <br /> <br />Council member Lee stated he agreed with Mayor Sweeney regarding not using <br />the public works building funds towards a potential police building. He also <br />stated he did not believe the building was going to happen at all. He also agreed <br />adding an additional $300,000 to the levy would cause stress to the residents. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney stated many things have occurred since the August Police <br />Commission meeting that he sees as encouraging towards approval of a police <br />building for the department. <br /> <br />Council member Paar stated when he ran one of the biggest issues was the high <br />taxes residents' pay in the City of Centerville. He felt we should not add <br />$300,000 onto the levy if the payment for the building was included in the <br />original $1,700,000. He felt we should approve the levy the former finance <br />director recommended. <br />