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<br />City of Centerville <br />July 24, 2002 <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />9. Workshop Calendars <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg indicated that Council has a lot of issues coming up with the liquor <br />ordinance, budgets and personnel policy as well as the flexible benefits issue. He then <br />indicated he had provided a schedule of workshops to allow Council adequate time to <br />discuss and deal with the issues. He further stated that what he would like to do is <br />schedule workshops through August, September and October on Monday evenings for <br />members that wish to come and discuss these matters so that they do not take so much <br />time at Council meetings. <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg said he would propose that the City work on its fixed costs up front and <br />move on from there with the budgeting process. ' <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg indicated the City would need to adopt the budget at its September II, <br />2002 COlfficil meeting because the deadline to adopt the budget is September 15, 2002. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra asked if the City needed something from the County. Ms. <br />Paulseth indicated the City would have the net tax capacity figures by the first week in <br />September. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg commented that the levy limit is still there. Ms. Paulseth indicated it <br />would not increase by more than 3%. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra asked if public hearings were needed on the personnel policy. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers said she would be in agreement to start with the <br />August meetings but does not want to commit to September and October as she does not <br />feel this many workshops are needed because they cost money and she wants to avoid <br />them if possible. She then said that the question would be that the very people that are <br />developing the personnel policy are going to be the ones Council is putting all the budget <br />demands on and she is not willing to commit to September and October. She further <br />commented that there was more than one workshop scheduled for some of the items that <br />she feels should be able to be handed in one. <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg said he wanted to schedule the workshops out and said, he hereby, by <br />the authority of the Mayor, is calling these workshops and Members can be here if they <br />want to be and if it does not fit into schedules then they do not have to be. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra said she would be fine with August but said she is not sure where <br />she will be in September. She also indicated she would like to cancel the workshops if <br />they are not needed. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated there are costs involved with scheduling <br />workshops for public meeting notice. <br /> <br />Page 17 of22 <br />