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COUNCIL WORK SESSION
February 13, 2002
3:30 p.m.
Council Chambers
Members present: Getty, Welper, Hurley.
Members absent: Berry, Greenwood, Clark, Jordan.
A quorum was not present at 3:30 p.m.
The City Attorney Budget was reviewed. The proposed FY03 Budget is $42,000 higher than
FY02. The City Attorney is not planning on spending $42,000 more on support services in
FY03, but most of the increase is necessary because they have been under funded for the last
three fiscal years. The department has gotten by during that time period by holding bills and
delaying payments during the last few months of each year. Some of the increase in cost is for
personal services, such as salary increases for the Assistant City Attorney and Administrative
Secretary. The hourly charge for outside legal has not changed in almost 12 years and is still $75
per hour. The budget expenditures for all outside legal services during the first ten years that Jim
Walsh was City Attorney averaged $73,732 per year compared with an average of $109,037
during the last five years of his predecessor in office. The average for the department as a whole
for the past ten years was $182,296, and the average for the prior five years was $233,763. If the
City Attorney's budget had been increased just 3.5 percent per year since FY99, it would almost
match this year's request. The City Attorney receives $1,000 per month payment as a retainer.
The Planning and Zoning Budget was reviewed. An additional $15,000 was added to proposed
revenues for sale of property on Greenwood adjacent to Valley View Park for a total increase of
3.9 percent in projected revenues. Discussion was heard on the contract with Black Hawk
County for zoning purposes, which funds 3/a of an Associate Planner position. The department
has a vacant Associate Planner, which works on the Brownfields grant. No increases in staff is
proposed.
The Community Development Budget was reviewed. The Community Development Board
reviews Block Grant requests each year and sends a recommendation to the council after the
application process. The Community Development Board has made housing a priority. The city
council can accept or modify the Consolidated Plan. All programs were reviewed. Human
Rights Commission's proposal to fund the Education Outreach Coordinator with Block Grant
funds was reviewed. No funds have been requested by the Human Rights Commission.
A quorum was present at 4:20 p.m. and upon roll the following members were present: Berry,
Welper, Hurley, Getty.
Members absent: Greenwood, Jordan, Clark.
Moved by Berry, seconded by Hurley that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Ayes: Four.
Absent: Greenwood, Jordan, Clark. Motion carried.
The loan payments, economic development loan fund and LHAP Housing Pool were discussed.
Clark now present at 4:35 p.m.
The Family Self -Sufficiency Program was discussion. The program built ten new homes, tenants
were allowed to rent the homes for five years, with a portion of the rent put into escrow. After
five years, the tenants are allowed to purchase the homes.
The Incubator fund was discussed. The Emergency Shelter fund is a pass through fund.
Community Development and HOME Programs were reviewed.
The Facilities Maintenance Budget was reviewed. The Building Maintenance Line Item has
been increased for FY03. The cleaning contract for City Hall, Carnegie Annex and Police
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Training Center was discussed. Providing maintenance services at the airport was discussed.
The utilities line item was discussed.
With no further business before the council, it was moved by Clark, seconded by Berry that the
meeting be adjourned at 5:50 p.m. Ayes: Five. Absent: Greenwood, Jordan. Motion carried.
Nancy Eckert
City Clerk