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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 11, 2017 Page 2 Finance Director Miller estimated an additional fifty cents per month for every $100,000 of levy dollars and related approximate half point percentage change accordingly. Mayor Roe offered an opportunity for public comment at this time, with no one appearing to speak for or against. Mayor Roe noted the proposed 3.4% levy increase as outlined in the City Manag- er recommended budget and not to exceed or preliminary amount approximately $580,000 higher than that, adopted by the City Council at their September 25, 2017 meeting to allow flexibility as tax levy discussions were held between then and now. Councilmember Laliberte stated that she was comfortable with the City Manager recommended budget; but asked that, for transparency purposes, City Manager Trudgeon itemize the actions included in his recommended budget. City Manager Trudgeon reviewed those actions, as outlined in the RCA (page 2, lines 55 —61). Specific to step salary increases for city employees; at the request of Mayor Roe, City Manager Trudgeon clarified that as part of satisfactory performance reviews for new employees typically during their first five years of employment, a step in- crease was provided and then capped out at a certain number of years, at which time cost of living adjustments (COLA) were the norm thereafter in line with oth- er city employees. Etten moved, Roe seconded, approval of the City Manager recommended levy, amended to include the additional use of$505,000 available in the pre- liminary levy not yet formally allocated and split as follows; $100,000 allocat- ed to further reduce the use of reserves and the remaining $405,000 allocated to the capital improvement program (CIP), specifically funding $195,000 for the Facilities Fund and remaining $210,000 toward the Parks CIPIPark Im- provement Program Fund, Mayor Roe clarified with the maker of the motion that this was the initial motion to revise the proposed 2018 levy, with subsequent resolutions as detailed in the RCA yet to follow consideration for adoption. Finance Director Miller confirmed that the changes would increase the proposed 2018 total tax levy to $20,580,505, or an approximately 5.9% levy increase. Councilmember Etten provided his rationale in proposing this additional levy amount in providing ongoing dollars to fund the budget now in case tax percent- ages change and residential values increase next year. If that were'to happen,