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City Council Regular Meeting — 06/13/OS <br />DRAFT Minutes - Page 21 <br />Councilmember Ihlan opined that the Council should consider a <br />zero increase levy, or at a maximum, an inflationary budget <br />given the substantial levy adopted in 2005 to correct the <br />structural budget due to recent loss of Local Government Aid <br />(LGA) funds. Councilmember Ihlan also opined that with the <br />proposed substantial tax break for the Twin Lakes project, she <br />would not support an increase in taxes for citizens. <br />Councilmember Ihlan also requested that staff identify those <br />funds that have legal restrictions on their use or those specifically <br />dedicated. <br />Councilmember Kough expressed frustration that more cost <br />savings hadn't been realized in the Public Safety departments <br />through the construction andlor remodeling of the City Hall <br />campus. Councilmember Kough opined that he would like <br />department-specific projections for reducing expenditures, rather <br />than increasing them; and determination as to the accountability <br />of each department in their spending. <br />City Manager Beets proposed providing Councilmembers with <br />estimated revenues and expenditures, similar to past practice, for <br />all �ax-fund�d (levied), proprietary and enterprise funds. <br />Councilz�e�x�ber Maschka noted that over half the City's budget <br />was legally restricted or served as a"pass through." <br />Mayor Klausing sought Council consensus as further refinement <br />of the Council's individual and aggregate priority rankings. <br />Those Councilmembers present did not indicate a preference for <br />re-ranking their priorities as part of the budget process. <br />Mayor Klausing sought Council consensus as to direction for <br />staff in preparation of a draft budget, specifically a decrease, zero <br />percent increase, or increase. <br />Mayor Klausing spoke in support of a 2006 Budget reflecting an <br />inflationary increase to keep the City on a level footing; and in <br />consideration of citizen comments that they preferred to maintain <br />their quality of life in �.oseville with existing programs and <br />services. <br />4 <br />