Min CC 08/20/1985 - Public Hearing C I T Y O F C I B 0 L 0
MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING
AUGUST 20 , 1985
1. CALL PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER. 6 : 30 P.M. - MAYOR BILL LITTLE
2 . ROLL CALL. PRESENT: DANNIE BISHOP
FRED NIEMIETZ
SAM BAUDER
JOSIE NIRIDER
ABSENT: BILL WIEDERSTEIN (VACATION)
3 . LISTEN TO COMMENTS BY CITIZENS, BOTH ORAL AND WRITTEN, REGARDING
THE PROPOSED CITY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1985-1986 .
NO CITIZEN REQUESTED TO BE HEARD AS EVIDENCED BY THE
ATTACHED LIST.
4 . COMMENTS BY MAYOR.
MAYOR LITTLE COMMENTED THAT HE WAS VERY PLEASED' WITH THE
PROPOSED BUDGET.
5 . COMMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
FRED NIEMIETZ STATED THAT HE FELT THERE SHOULD BE AN AMOUNT
BUDGETED FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
MAYOR LITTLE TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT ALL PROCEEDS RECEIVED
BY THE CITY DURING THE SESQUICENTENNIAL ALL-DAY AFFAIR WOULD
BE DESIGNATED TO THE FIRE STATION.
SAM BAUDER AGREED THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING BUDGETED
FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THAT ANY MONIES SO DESIGNATED
SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS TO WHERE
THEY FELT IT SHOULD BE USED.
DANNIE BISHOP SAID HE FELT THE CITY SHOULD WORK TOWARD A
FULL-TIME FIREMAN AND A CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE SAID THAT
POSSIBLY ANY FUNDS RECEIVED FROM REVENUE SHARING COULD BE
ALLOCATED TOWARD THAT END.
6 . COMMENTS BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR.
DAVID HARP REMINDED THE COUNCIL THAT THERE WERE NO MEDICAL
BENEFITS NOR COST OF LIVING INCREASES INCLUDED IN THE PRO-
POSED BUDGET, BUT THAT THE BUDGET WOULD NEED TO BE AMENDED
IN JANUARY 1986 TO COVER THESE ITEMS.
MR. HARP ALSO STATED THAT POSSIBLY $10 , 000 COULD BE BUDGETED
FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO SHOW THE GOOD FAITH OF
THE COUNCIL TO THE CITIZENS AS WORKING TOWARDS A CITY FIRE
DEPARTMENT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THIS COULD BE DONE OVER
A PERIOD OF PERHAPS THE NEXT THREE ( 3 ) YEARS.
MAYOR LITTLE REMINDED THE COUNCIL THAT LAST YEAR THE EMPLOYEES
WERE GIVEN AN 8% COST OF LIVING INCREASE IN LIEU OF MEDICAL
BENEFITS AND A 3% COST OF LIVING INCREASE, BUT THAT THE COUNCIL
HAD AGREED THAT THIS YEAR THE MEDICAL BENEFITS SHOULD BE ' --
CONSIDERED.
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CONSIDERED. MAYOR LITTLE FURTHER STATED THAT WITH THE PROPERTY
TAX BILLING BEING ON TIME THIS YEAR., THE CITY REVENUE WOULD_ ,
BE IN A MUCH BETTER STATE BY JANUARY 1986; AND THAT AT THAT
TIME THE BUDGET COULD BE AMENDED TO ADDRESS NOT ONLY THESE
ITEMS, BUT POSSIBLY THE $10 , 000 FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING
AUGUST 20 , 1985
7 . ADJOURNMENT. 6 :45 P.M.
DANNIE BISHOP ( SAM BAUDER) MOVED TO ADJOURN. ALL APPROVED.
MOTION CARRIED.
BILL L TTLE, MAYOR
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