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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 26, 2016 7:00 o'clock p.m. 3. CSAR 112 PHASE 2 DESIGN AND TRAIL EXTENSION (continued) Meyers indicated it would be in November and that there is a work session in October. McMillan commented the next official Park Commission meeting would be a good time to have the Commission review the proposal. Levang stated in her view it would be important to have the Park Commission weigh in on this issue. There were no further public comments. McMillan noted the first November Council meeting would be November 14. Morter stated there is some flexibility in the schedule and that they could wait until November 14. The City Council took no formal action on this item. T AND PRELIMINARY LEVY — RESOLUTION NOS. 6675 and 6676 FiFhva Director Olson noted the Council has discussed the preliminary budget as part of the last tbpre Counc' Sk sessions. The preliminary budget and tax levy was presented to the public at the ptember 12 Council ting. As required by state law, the 2017 preliminary tax levy is required to certified to Hennepin Coun September 30. In order to meet this deadline, the preliminary bud and tax levy needs to be adopted a night's meeting or else a special meeting will need to be cjUedl before September 30. Olson noted followin doption of the preliminary levy, it can only be decreafed until the time the final levy is adopted in Dece rand that public comment will also be allo,,y4 at that time. The 2017 General Fund revenue bud is projected to increase 3.8 DeEent, which does include an increase in property taxes of $180,744 oNanin . Olson no the City's tax levy has not increased significantly in the past few years. The n for ail crease in 2017 has to do with contract and step wage increases as welse ' ublifety charges of $61,000. Olson noted the Mound police contract has an inflatot. Olson reported the expenditure budget will . rease $279,2 which is a 3.62 percent increase. Olson stated the City's expenditure budget co is largely of wages contracted services, with 64 percent of the budget being personnel services owed by professional servi Olson commented Orono budgets very conservatively and does n ave a lot of discretionary items in th udget. Olson noted supplies and maintenance is only 8 p t of the budget and that the other expens category includes electricity and gas and other simil ' ems. Olson stated wa and benefits for next year's budget have a lot to do with the incr e. Non-union step increases equ 18,000. Olson noted non-union wages has a two percent COLA incre which adds $321000 t e budget, and union step/longevity increases amount to $45,000. Olson note e City had more or police officers that have retired and that they were replaced with younger officers, hich has re ed in the increased step increases. Page 4 of 26