City Council Minutes
SPECIAL
SESSION
MAY
2, 2005
The Special
Session of May 2, 2005 was called to order by Mayor James Buck at
5:45 p.m. in the Fire Department Meeting Room.
The City
Manager called the roll. Present were Council Members Robert De
Witt, Ken Gates, Steve Maas, Carole Pettijohn (departed at 7:35
p.m.), Stan Ponstein, Joe Sierawski and Mayor Buck.
Absent: None
Staff present:
Tom Guinther, Finance Director; Ken Krombeen, City Manager;
Vern Snyder, Police Chief; and Harvey Veldhouse, Fire Chief.
Mayor Buck
turned the meeting over to Finance Director, Tom Guinther who
reviewed the basics parameters of the draft budget as discussed to
date. This includes
maintaining existing services, incurring a planned deficit, and
funding the deficit by reduction of the existing General Fund fund
balance. Millage level
proposed remains at 8.454 mills.
The Finance
Director presented documents summarizing the city’s recent
revenue/expense history, a millage rate comparison with other Kent
County and comparable communities and a history of City of
Grandville operating millage levels since 1966.
Also distributed was a budget work session document that
summarized General Fund revenues and expenses, amount of planned
deficit and fund balance estimates for the FY 2005-06 city budget as
currently proposed and with recommended budget reductions.
This information was reviewed in detail.
City Council
questions and discussion followed.
Topics included millage, service levels, fund balance
projections, definition of fund balance, impact of potential
diversion of Ottawa County wastewater flow to Wyoming, deficit
projections, the potential need for future budget reductions, impact
of continued cuts to State Shared Revenue by the Michigan
Legislature, the draft Update to the Park & Recreation Master
Plan, MERS Health Insurance program and street fund balances
including long term funding requirements.
There was
specific discussion regarding the Council’s desire to begin
planning for the FY 2006-07 budget immediately after the start of
the 2005-06 Fiscal Year. This
process would include opportunities for direct Council member
comment via sessions with staff, a citizen survey on budgetary
topics, and utilizing the annual Leadership Retreat for in-depth
discussion of the budget.
Motion by Council Member Maas, and seconded by Council Member Gates,
CARRIED, to adjourn at 7:55 p.m.
Kenneth
D. Krombeen
City
Manager/Acting Clerk
Approved
by City Council:
May 23, 3005
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