MEETING OF THE CITY OF CONNELL , WASHINGTON
CONNELL, FRANKLIN COUNTY , WASHINGTON

October 17, 2005

The Budget Workshop, of the City Council of the City of Connell , was called to order at 7:00 pm in the City Hall.

ROLL CALL

PRESENT:       Mayor Gary Walton , Councilmembers Andy Sawyer, Perry Skoglund , Monica Pruett , and Ron Boyer.

STAFF:          City Administrator Art Tackett , City Clerk-Treasurer Joan Eckman , Public Works Director Pat Munyan and Police Chief Rick Rochleau.

MEETING RECESSED

Mayor Walton recessed the workshop meeting for approximately thirty minutes to go into Executive Session to discuss legal issues regarding the sewer and a property issue.

MEETING RECONVENED

Mayor Walton reconvened the budget workshop at 7:30 pm and the following was heard:

BUDGET WORKSHOP

City Clerk-Treasurer Eckman provided information in regards to the Levy Certification.    The Excess Levy (Pool Bond) was $20,128.00. The Regular Levy was $301,162.81 and was up by $2,981.81.  Information was also provided on the preliminary 2006 Budget by fund for a total approximated budget of $11,607,641.00. 

Clerk-Treasurer Eckman provided Resolution No. 2005-06 setting salary schedules for 2006.  These salary schedules reflected a 3% COLA upon the current 2005 salary matrix but noted that the Union salary matrix negotiations had not been finalized and would not be paid until such time negotiations had been completed. The Payroll Projections reflected the employee cost share for insurance benefits and also included the new Planning Clerk position.  Clerk-Treasurer Eckman discussed breakout of wages by departments.

Clerk-Treasurer Eckman reported on the Capital Budget.  A request for $3,000 for the tree maintenance budget had been made by the Street Tree Committee. Clerk-Treasurer Eckman advised that based on history $1,000 had been  budget for 2006.

Council gave its consensus to budget $1,000 for tree maintenance.

Chief Rochleau discussed the budget for the Police Department that included; a gun range, evidence room, and a vehicle.       

Public Works Director Munyan discussed the budget for the Public Works Department that included; putting money into reserve for a lawn mower, tree replacement costs, in-kind for IAC match, match for Adams Street, Ironwood overly, alley behind M & M Hotel, Old Town asphalt, two vehicles, new meter for Lamb Weston, and building permit software.

Mayor Walton discussed the need for a fire vehicle for rural fires.

Staff and Council reviewed expenditures for the 2006 Budget.

MEETING ADJOURNED

There being no further business to be heard before the City Council, Mayor Walton adjourned the meeting at 8:50 pm .