City Council Regular Meeting

CITY OF STAR  COUNCIL MEETING August 12, 1999 The Star City Council met in special session on August 12, 1999. Mayor Watson presiding. Roll call: Amsden, O’Connor, Kirtley, Winkle, Dias, Pearson. Moved by Winkle and seconded by Amsden to amend the agenda to move item 5(A)-Resolution 99-10 and item (B)-Ordinance #30 to the next item on the agenda. All aye: motion carried. Moved by Winkle and seconded by Amsden to amend the agenda to include an executive session as the last item on the agenda. Aye: Amsden, Kirtley, Winkle, Dias, Pearson. Nay: O’Connor. Motion carried Moved by Winkle and seconded by Dias to approve the Minutes of July 27, 1999, as presented. All aye: motion carried. Moved by Winkle and seconded by Amsden to approve Resolution 99-10: A Resolution of the City of Star, Idaho, making findings with respect to the need for solid waste collection within the City; approving and authorizing the execution of a contract for solid waste collection services between the City and BFI Waste System of North America, Inc.; and providing an effective date. Roll call on the motion is as follows: Aye: Amsden, Kirtley, Winkle, Dias, Pearson. Nay: O’Connor. Motion carried. Ordinance #30: Moved by Amsden and seconded by Winkle to dispense with the three-day reading rule and consider this ordinance at this time. All aye: motion carried. Ordinance #30: Moved by Amsden and seconded by Dias to adopt Ordinance #30 read by title only. An Ordinance of the City of Star, Idaho, amending Ordinance No. 27, adopted on July 6, 1999, to provide that petitions of nomination for the November 2, 1999, General City Election shall be filed with the City Clerk not more than sixty nor less than forty days immediately preceding election day; providing for the election of a Mayor and four Council Members at the General City Election; confirming the provisions of Ordinance No. 27 in other respects. Aye: Amsden, Kirtley, Winkle, O’Connor, Dias, Pearson. Motion carried. 1999-00 Budget Workshop: Moved by Dias and seconded by Kirtley to table the budget workshop until after the executive session. All aye: motion carried. Moved by Kirtley and seconded by Amsden to move into executive session regarding personnel. Roll call on the motion resulted as follows: Amsden, Kirtley, Winkle, O’Connor, Dias, Pearson. Page 1 of 2 Motion carried. Council moved into regular session at 7:15 p.m. Budget Workshop: The City Clerk presented an analysis of property taxes giving examples using (1) the property tax adopted in 1998-99, (2) the property tax + 3% + Construction costs as provided by law and (3) property tax + 3% without the construction cost. Winkle presented a balanced budget with the following changes: 1. property tax figured at 3% increase $128,553 2. Grants: $10,000 3. Salaries-temporary $2,000 4. Grants –Park $20,000 5. Legal $17,000 6. Travel and per diem $2,500 7. Parks Deve/mtnc $20,000 8. Capital Improvements/Future building, City Center, etc. $50,000 9. Added Community Improvements, Sidewalks, Street Lighting, Clean up to the budget in the amount of $42,739. After Council discussion Legal was changed to $19,739 and Community Improvements was changed to $40,000. There was also a category added for Fund Raising Events in the amount of $2,000 revenue and $2,000 expenditures. There may be some minor modification to balance the budget. The Council agreed that there would be no more workshops on the budget that this will be the tentative budget to present to the public on September 7, 1999. Moved by Amsden and seconded by Dias to adjourn. The time was 8:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted: Approved: _____________________ _______________________ Barbara Montgomery Mayor Joseph E. Watson City Clerk Page 2 of 2