City Council Committee of the Whole

CITY OF DUVALL CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES October 3, 2017 – 5:30 p.m. Riverview Educational Service Center – 15510 – 1st Ave NE Mayor Pro Tem Ockerlander called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. Council present: Amy Ockerlander, Jason Walker, Dianne Brudnicki, Matthew Eyer, Scott Thomas, Michelle Hogg, Becky Nixon Staff present: Matthew Morton, Lindsey Vaughn, Lara Thomas, Boyd Benson, Jodi Wycoff a. Good of the Order b. 2018 Budget Review and Department Presentations Mayor Will Ibershof gave a presentation introducing the proposed 2018 budget. Mayor Ibershof gave a general overview of the budget process to date and said that ending revenues for 2017 are higher than anticipated and some expenses, like legal and court costs, are higher than expected. Mayor Ibershof reviewed the assumptions used during the development of this budget including PERS and LEOFF increases, and health care increases. Mayor Ibershof explained that the proposed budget includes a new FTE (full-time equivalent) at City Hall, purchasing a new City stage, funding towards the purchase of a restroom for one of the City parks, and an allocation for Snoqualmie Valley Community Network and the Sno Valley Senior Center. Mayor Ibershof said that he and staff kept the Council priorities in mind while creating this proposed budget including funding the Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan, Economic Development and Traffic Calming. Lastly, Mayor Ibershof asked Council to thoroughly review the proposed budget and explained the next steps in the budget process. 2018 Budget – Executive, Legislative, Non-Departmental & Finance Department Matthew Morton, City Administrator, gave a presentation highlighting the proposed 2018 budget for the Executive, Legislative, and Non-Departmental budgets. The presentations gave an overview of the departments’ entire budget as well as detail about each fund within their individual budgets. Below are a few of the highlights from the presentations. Executive: The total budget increased by approximately 19% from 2017. The majority of the increase is in salaries and wages which recognizes the proposed COLA (cost of living adjustment), health care cost increases, funding for .5 of the new FTE at City Hall and a proposed salary increase for the Mayor position. Training and meeting expenses were maintained to accommodate necessary upcoming trainings and Legislative Advocacy. Legislative: The total budget increased by approximately 8%. Training increased to accommodate necessary upcoming trainings and Legislative Advocacy; supplies increased to reflect new councilmembers’ onboarding needs, and salaries/wages/benefits increased to reflect the proposed salary increase for newly elected councilmembers. Committee of the Whole 10-03-17 Non-Departmental: The overall budget decreased from 2017. Supplies increased to account for purchases of small tools and equipment that is used city-wide. Services decreased by approximately 6.5% and Intergovernmental Services decreased by 34.8% largely due to a decrease in the annual fee for King County Animal Services. Finance Department (includes clerk’s office): Lindsey Vaughn, Finance Director, and Jodi Wycoff, City Clerk, gave a presentation on the proposed 2018 Finance Department budget. Overall the budget increased slightly from 2017. Salaries and wages decreased overall which reflects the new Finance Director position and increasing the Accountant position from 20 hours a week to 25-30 hours a week; supplies increased to account for purchasing new computer hardware and software, state audit fees increased to reflect a one-year financial audit for 2017 and a two-year accountability audit for 2016 and 2017 and due to the hourly rate increasing for the State Auditor’s Office. Adjournment The Committee of the Whole adjourned at 6:53 p.m. Written Reports – the following written reports distributed in the Committee of the Whole packet:  September 2017 Sales Tax Report  2018 Wholesale Water Rate Increase ATTEST: Amy Ockerlander, Mayor Pro Tem Jodi Wycoff, City Clerk Committee of the Whole 10-03-17