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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council Work Session: September 12, 2016
AGENDA ITEM: Additional Budget Discussion AGENDA SECTION:
Discussion
PREPARED BY: Dwight Johnson, City Administrator AGENDA NO. 2.c.
ATTACHMENTS: APPROVED BY: ddj
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discussion and direction for adoption of the preliminary budget on
September 20th.
BACKGROUND
Council member Nelson has requested consideration of two additional options for police staffing in the
2017 budget. He also feels that there was no clear direction to staff on police staffing at the last meeting.
Council member Nelson’s two additional options are:
1. Hire a new Sergeant and a new Detective on January 1st if we get the grants for both positions.
2. Hire a new Sergeant on January 1st even if we don’t get the grant.
Option 1 would add $70,400 or 0.64% to the proposed property tax levy. Total increase would be 4.16%.
Option 2 would add $50,000 or 0.45% to the proposed property tax levy. Total increase would be 3.97%.
The currently proposed tax levy is an increase of $388,456 or 3.52%.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the current budget draft providing for a new Sergeant on January 1st if the grant is
received or June 1st if the grant is not received be adopted. The new Patrol Sergeant position will bring the
committed time percentage within acceptable levels and will also allow the Detective Sergeant to dedicate
full-time to handling the increased case load and improving the clearance rate. The need for the Detective
position is neither so imminent nor so certain that taxes should be increased further in 2017 above the
current recommendation.