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CITY COUNCIL
City Council Workshop Meeting: November 3, 2009
AGENDA ITEM: 2010 Budget Discussion trMUTIAON:
PREPARED BY: Dwight Johnson, City Administrator AGENDA NO. 2 -k
ATTACHMENTS: Copy of state law regarding council APPROVED BY
salaries; Overtime pay summary sheet pp]
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Continue discussion on 2010 budget and direct staff on any
additional changes needed.
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BACKGROUND
At the last Council work session, it was agreed that the Council would schedule one more meeting on the
2010 budget before the scheduled public hearing and adoption on December 1, 2009. No specific budget
issues or topics for review were directed to staff at that time.
DISCUSSION
Since the last workshop session, staff has presented information to the Council on the automatic increase
in council salaries scheduled to take place on January 1, 2010. Council member Shoe Corrigan has asked
that this be discussed. The Council took action a year ago to tie council salaries to a combination of
factors involving both the cost of living index and a survey of salaries in certain area cities. A 3% increase
was approved effective on January 1, 2010. The increases scheduled for January 1, 2010 are specifically as
follows:
Current 2010 Salary
Mayor $8,280 $8,530
Council $6,211 $6,398
The Finance Director indicates that if the Council should wish to freeze its salaries for 2010, the savings in
2010 would be $998.00. Attached is a copy of the state law which was recently changed to allow a city
council to temporarily reduce its pay by ordinance.
Also at the last workshop meeting, there was some discussion about City overtime usage and policies.
Although staff received no specific direction on this issue, we have included a one page summary chart on
past citywide overtime expenditures and the budgeted amounts for 2009 and 2010. The chart shows that
the budget for overtime has been reduced citywide by about 10% for 2010 compared to the budgeted
amount for 2009. The amount budgeted for overtime is equal to about 2.5% of the total City payroll. It
should be noted that any overtime hours offset by comp time are not included in the chart.
RECOMMENDATION
The Council should review the information on Council salaries and determine any changes to be made and
also direct staff on any other changes needed for final budget adoption on December 1s`
415.11 SECOND TO FOURTH CLASS
CITIES; GOVERNING BODY SALARIES.
Subdivision 1.Set by ordinance.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law, charter, or ordinance, the governing body of
any statutory or home rule charter city of the second, third or fourth class may by ordinance fix their own
salaries as members of such governing body, and the salary of the chief elected executive officer of such
city, in such amount as they deem reasonable.
Subd. 2.After next election.
No change in salary shall take effect until after the next succeeding municipal election.
Subd. 3.Temporary reductions.
Notwithstanding subdivision 2 or a charter provision to the contrary, the governing body may enact an
ordinance to take effect before the next succeeding municipal election that reduces the salaries of the
members of the governing body. The ordinance shall be in effect for 12 months, unless another period of
time is specified in the ordinance, after which the salary of the members reverts to the salary in effect
immediately before the ordinance was enacted.
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