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<br />City Council Study Session - 09/19/05 <br />Minutes - Page 19 <br /> <br />Further discussion included levy and non-levy expenses; <br />reconunendations of staff and ramifications; use of reserves; <br />policy determinations; deferred spending; essential and non- <br />essential services; and day-to-day operations and staff expertise. <br /> <br />Mayor Klausing opined that staff had given Council their <br />suggestions, but Councilmembers weren't accepting the hard <br />reality of their answers. <br /> <br />Finance Director Chris Miller noted that, to put the Council's <br />proposed levy increase into perspective, at 5-7.5%, it amounted <br />to an approximately $266,000 reduction, or the equivalent of five <br />full-time equivalent (FTE) positions. <br /> <br />Further discussion included fixed income segments of the <br />conununity and additional cost ramifications. <br /> <br />There was no Council consensus for specific direction to staff. <br />