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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 28, 2020 6:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 8 of 9 Mayor Walsh said it means Hennepin County could be bonding millions and millions. Printup noted that trickle down affects Orono greatly, so if they can start identifying and planning for the next budget and the one after, to plan for the worst and hope for the best. Mayor Walsh said one of the good things from this Council and the previous one is that they’ve begun looking at the numbers a lot more, looking at the permanent revenues per month and tracking things to understand where they’re at each month. Crosby said just think of the billions of dollars the State could have saved by having the proper action early on. The taxpayers will be saddled with bills. Seals asked Olson if they paid $30,000-plus for outside services (janitorial/maintenance), is the $17,000 over and above that. Olson said he was just pointing out that wages and benefits went up by $167,000 and that was part of the increase, noting in Central Services they were paying for janitorial services. He clarified that one did go down as they took janitorial out of Central Services. He said he wants to make sure everyone caught in the memo that the $125,000 is set to go into the General Fund levy and then they can transfer it out to wherever they want it to go. If the Council knows tonight where they want it to go, they could designate that. Mayor Walsh noted he believes they want $50,000 in the Parks Fund, and another $100,000 in the Building Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Olson said they could put the additional $125,000 all into the Building Fund. Printup moved, Seals seconded, to adopt the Resolution setting the Tax Levy to $6,610,620, as amended to put the additional $125,000 into the Building Fund. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 11. Adopt 2021 Preliminary General Fund Budget Mayor Walsh noted this would be Resolution B $9, 385,500. Olson said the Council could still choose Resolution A because the $125,000 is not there as they put it into a different fund. Mayor Walsh said they would look at Resolution A $9,260,500. Seals moved, Printup seconded, to adopt Resolution A for the 2021 Preliminary General Fund Budget. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. Crosby said Happy Birthday to his big sister. Johnson had nothing report.