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Special City Council Meeting
March 4, 2019 - 6:00 PM
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City Hall Council Chambers
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I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Nancy Backus called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street in Auburn.
A. Roll Call
Councilmembers present: Deputy Mayor Bill Peloza, Bob Baggett, Claude
DaCorsi, John Holman and Yolanda Trout-Manuel. Councilmembers Larry
Brown and Largo Wales were excused.
Department directors and staff members present included: City Attorney
Steve Gross, Director of Finance Shelley Coleman, Assistant Finance
Director Kevin Fuhrer, BOB BROOKS, Police Chief Bill Pierson, Director
of Public Works Ingrid Gaub, Director of Community Development Jeff
Tate, Director of Parks, Art and Recreation Daryl Faber, Director of
Innovation and Technology David Travis, Human Resources and Risk
Management Candis Martinson and City Clerk Shawn Campbell.
II. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. New Revenue Options
Continue new revenue option discussion.
Director Coleman and Manger Brooks presented Council with a short
review of a budget six year forecast, an amended six year forecast based
on Council action and new information from collective bargaining
agreements that have now been approved by both the City and the
represented groups. The changes included business license increase,
increases to development fees, salary adjustments, increases to SCORE
expenses, residual fund balances, interest earnings, and changes to
property taxes.
Manager Brooks shared a interactive tool that Council can use to explore
what funds various changes in a revenue stream will produce.
Councilmember Wales asked what the percentage of the budget is the
shortfall. Director Coleman explained it would depend on the year, the
shortfall grows on an annual basis.
Council talked about cutting programs, benefits, discretionary funding, and
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expenses. They also discussed adding revenue with a levy lid lift, and
a B&O Tax.
Council asked what percent of employees are considered administration
and the number of FTE's for each department that are management.
Ill. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting
adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
Approved this 18th day of March, 2019.
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'US, MAYOR Shawn Campbell, City Clerk
Agendas and minutes are available to the public at the City Clerk's Office, on the City website
(http://www.aubumwa.gov), and via e-mail. Complete agenda packets are available for review
at the City Clerk's Office.
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