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CITY OF AUBURN COUNCIL BUDGET WORRSHOP MINUTES
November 25, 1991
, The meeting was convened at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Work Area.
Those in attendance were Councilmembers Barber, Brothers, Burns,
Larson, Wagner and Whittall; Mayor Roegner; Finance Director
Dugan; Fire Chief Johnson; Police Chief Evans; Planning Director
Lancaster; Public Works Director Currie; City Attorney and Acting
Personne], DireCtor Shelton; Parks and Recreation Director
Chapman; Airport Director Anderson; Police Captain Pitzl; Library
Director Stanton; and Financial Analyst Alice Strand. Councilman
Kurle was excused.
Mayor Roegner provided an update of 1991 goals which indicates
that by the end of the year, the City wi1T have completed 32 of
35 goals. Mayor Roegner then presented tlze proposed goals for
1992 and a budget overview which indicates that the general fund
budget will be up by 1% and the overall City budget will be down
by 6%.
Presentations were then given by Finance Director Pat Dugan,
Police Chief Jake Evans, and Steve Shelton who gave presentations
for both the Legal department and Personnel.. Len Chapman gave
the Parks and Recreation, Cemetery, and Golf Course budget
- presentations; Steve Lancaster gave Planning and Community
Development, Library, Airport, and Human.Services. Frank Currie
gave presentations on the Public Works department, including
streets, water, sewer, storm, engineering, equipment rental, and
building divisions. Fire Chief Bob Johnson gave the budget
presentation for the Fire Department.
Councilmembers asked a number of questions with regard to
econamic strategy, financial projections, and priorities for
1992. Councilman Whittall who is President of the Board of
Directors for Valley Cities Mental Health asked to be excused
from the discussion on the City's recommended human services
funding.as he felt it would not be appropriate far him to
participate in those,discussions. At the conclusion of the
discussions, the City Council agreed with the baseline, financial
projections, program improvements and 1992 proposed goals.
With no further business to come before°the City Council, the
meeting was adjourned. Staff will prepare the appropriate
ordinances for the Council's consideration.
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