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MINUTES OF THE ORONO TRUTH -IN -TAXATION MEETING and the ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 12, 2016 6:30 o'clock p.m. 1. 2017 BUDGET HEARING — RESOLUTION NOS. 6704, 6705, 6706, 6707 (continued) Levang stated they are looking at it in a more global way and that most people would like to see their taxes go down, which is what they are attempting to do. Walsh stated the budgets in the past have been a hope and a prayer. Walsh stated when there are zero dollars in the road budget, that is a hope and a prayer to get roads done. Walsh noted 2015 was the first year that money went into the road budget because he made sure that happened. Walsh stated in 2016 he advocated for more money being allocated towards roads. Walsh stated the Council has been schooled in the past by the Public Works Director that they need $800,000 a year to keep up with all the road projects but that they now want to decrease the Pavement Management Fund to $250,000. Walsh stated borrowing money is not the way to get stuff done in the budget. Levang stated she would call the question. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 2, Walsh and Printup Opposed. Printup asked why Council Member Cornick has had a change in opinion since September. Printup stated he hopes he is not out of line in asking Council Member Cornick for his change in opinion on the matter. Cornick stated Council Member Printup is out of line on it and that he has no comment on it other than that Council Member Levang said it all. Cornick stated he is not going to point fingers at anyone and that he has voted the way he wants to vote. Mattick stated for purposes of clarification, his understanding of the motion is that the Pavement Management Levy will go from $401,500 to $253,000, which is a reduction of $148,500. Mattick noted all other aspects of the resolution will remain the same. If the $148,500 is removed, the levy amount goes from $5,353,730 to $5,205,230. McMillan stated that is correct. Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6705, a Resolution Adopting the Final 2017 General Fund Budget. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6706, a Resolution Adopting the 2017 Special Revenue Funds Budgets and to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6707 , a Resolution Adopting the 2017 Enterprise Funds Budgets. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to adopt the 2017 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Page 8 of 33