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City Council Minutes 06/03/02 Page 2 the Public Safety/Public Works Building that would be an additional reduction. Doesn't think the work session would work because of the political atmosphere with the council. A better way would be to get a budget from Admin. Then the council would make cuts. Klausing: thinks that this work session schedule would work. Wouldn't necessarily have to attend all of the seSSIons. Maschka: when does the bonding come on if the ref passes? Miller: 2004 Maschka: 15% would cut programs and personnel - then the public should have a say. Work sessions make sense. Should stay at 0% or stay at inflation for an Increase. Kough: how did dept come out with their budget this year? Miller: July staff will present where city stands on their budgets. Several years of prior history will be provided. Schroeder: like to see a decrease. 5, 10 15% what would that look like? Maybe these budget meetings would work--chance to learn the budget. Learning process. Beets: continue to evaluate input come back with proposal on budget work sessions. Schroeder: worthwhile to sit down with staff to learn about budget. Klausing: how do we arrive at the percentage? Do we have some sense that we are spending more than we need to, are we wasting money on some programs/services, or are we trying to make up for the HRA and the bond? Have we run the numbers, does it equal 15%? Kysylyczyn: we don't want to see taxes go up even with the HRA and the ref approval. Ballpark would be 15%. Would even like to see taxes go down with the HRA and referendum approval. Resolution prepared for hearing on the HRA with numbers of reductions. Not prepared to vote on HRA without those numbers. Beets: when would Dept. Heads find out which programs and services that council would like to cut? Is the Police Dept. subj ect to the cuts too? It may affect the space that is