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1978 Budget Work Session of the Orono Council, 7 : 00 P.M.
� August 30 , 1977
�I'he Orono Council met on the above date with
� the following members present: Mayor Van Nest,
Councilmembers Butler, Paurus, and Pesek. Absent:
� Councilmember Massengale. Also present: City
Administrator Benson.
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� Dick Benson, City Administrator, presented to
� the City Council a 1978 proposed Bud�et and
mill rate stating that:
�� The 1978 Proposed Budget for General Fund and Means of Financing
� the 1978 Budget are as follows:
� 1978 Proposed Budget , , $ 1 , 042, 228
Means of Financing 1978 Budget with
� Reverse Referc-ndtun 1 016 489
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� (25, 739)
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� 1978 Pi-oposed Budget $ l , 042, 228
Means of Financing 1978 Budget withoUt
� Reverse Referc_ndliru 961 - 123
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� The above ca] culatzons reflect the a�nount of rr�onies to be cut
from tl-�e budget should R�verse Referend�un be accepted, also,
� the amount of aionies should it not be accepted.
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• The -calculations-for - the_ 1978 mil�_sate �sing--t�e-old rates
for .:ass�ssed valuation given �s by �Tennepin�oun�y are- as
� follows:
• General�Property -Taxes $ 553,�59
� L`ur�woody-Sewe�--� -Navarre_ k'a�er- 22, 300
Feverse �ef�erendum 55,-3��
� $ 631, 435
f C:eneral Property Taxes $ 553, 759
. Dunwoody Sewer & '�avarre j�?a�er ___ 22�300 _
$ 576, 059
� The mill rate with the reverse referendum included is 13_ 27,
� without the reverse referendum it would be 1_2. 11. The reverse
� referendum k�ould incr�ase the mill rate by 1 . 16, as cornpared to
mill rate without.
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� The 1977 mill rate is 12. 48 mills, if we go with the Reverse
�Referen��L�n� the incre�se for 1975 would be . 79 of a mill . '.�it��out
tl-�e Reverse Reierendum, tne mill rate would decrease by . 37 of
� a mill . '
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A mill �c-ould generate $47, 577. 85 kith the esti�:ated 3�sessed
� valuation of the County. �
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1978 ORONO COUNCIL BUDGET �•10RK SESSIOrd, AU�US� 30 , 1977 Page 2
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� Dick Benson, City Administrator proposed to the
City Council budget cuts for 1978 by stating:
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There are two capital items included in the 1978 Proposed Budget
• ;ahich affect rnore than one departrnent. They are:
� l . Dictation System
� 2 , i�licrofilm System
� Dictation S_ystem M� crofilm Syste
� Gross Cost $ 2, 901 $ 4, 400
L2ss Tradz-ins 510 -p-
� I_.ess Discount -0- 264
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;�'et Cost 391 _ _— ----
• , � .2� __-_ �- 4� 13 6
� Alloca�� on by De�.ar���ent :
� Council $ 458 • $ 827
A�ninistration 505 827
� Firance - 145 827
� Pol � ce 953 827
� Building & Zoning -0- 828
Street 185 -0-
� Sewer & ��'ater Operations _ 145 _ _-0_
� i'OTALS S ___2 . 391 S _ 4,_1_36
� Please note trat tne portions of �he Building and Zon�ng
• b��c�get ior �he microfilm s}�stcm and �he Sewer and v:�ter Opera�ing
b�c�ge� �or �he dictation system are not ir�cluoed in the -respective
� propcszd b+�dgets of these depar��ents. Tnereiore, if these
� syste�r.s are cut co�pletely the budget sa�ings will be 52, 246
fs om the d� cta�i on system and $3, 308 frorn �he microfilm system
• or a t_otal savings of $5, 554.
� Tne ps-e��io�s b�dget reauctions shc�y� by D:;ar��ent are:
• Police $ 32 , �61
� Ci�i1 D��ense � , 600
• $ -3J , 161 -
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�• 1978 ORONO COUNCIL BUDGET WORK SESSION, AUGUST 30 , 1977 Page 3
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� The estimated deficit in the. General Fund prior to these cuts �kas
• $25, 739, including the reverse referendum, and $81, 105, excluding
� the reverse referendum. .
• The effects of the budget reductions are as follows:
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With Referendum Without Referendiun
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� Def� cit $ (25, 739) $ (81 , 105)
� Budget Reductions :
� Pol � ce , 32 , 561 32 , 561
Civil De�c_nse 4, 600 4� 600
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� Surplus/(Deficit� $ 11, 422 $ �43 , °44 �
� Budget Reductions:
• Dictation System $ 2 246 2 2�6
T1ic-rofilm System 3� 308 � 3� 308
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� S�rplus/(Def� cit� $ 16_, 976 $ (38 , 390�
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� Following Council discussion on the 1978 Budget ADJOURNMENT
� and noting that a public hearing is schedu�ed
for September 7, 1977 at 7 : 00 P.M, concerning the
� Reverse Referendum, the Coucil worK session
adjourned at 10 : 10 P.M.
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� �9illiam B. Van Ne , Mayo
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r Attest:
� Walter R, enson, Clerk-Administrator
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