08/19/1993, Special Meeting MinutesPage 2030
MINUTES OF
KENNEDALE CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING - AUGUST 19, 1993
6:30 P.M. - MAYOR'S OFFICE
209 N. NEW HOPE ROAD
Meeting was called to order by Mayor Abbots; at 6:40 p.m.
Council members present were Mayor Abbott, Robert Mundy, Pete
Kirkpatrick, and Mark Wright. Totn Boone and Run Kovtrc;h were
absent.
Staff in attendance was Ted Rowe and Vicki Thompson.
ITEM NO. 1 - Acceptance of 1993 Appraisal Roll and Submission of
regUlt•ed lI1fUI•lllatlUtl.
Ted Rowe submitted Lyre 1993 Tax roll for real and personal property
and briefed Council orr the effective rate of .49387, the notice and
hearing rate of .50868, artd the rollback rate of .61048.
Councilman Mundy made the motion to accept ttte tax roll as
presented, seconded by Councilman Wright and unanimously passed.
ITEM NO. 2 - Approval of Contract to repair intersection of
Woodland Court and Oakwood Larre .
Motion to table item by Councilman Kirkpatrick, seconded by
Councilman Mundy, motion carried.
ITEM NO. 3 - Budget Workshop.
Ted Rowe presented to Council art estimated list of free reserves
and the impact of approving a tax rate a,t the notice and hearing
rate of .50868.
Councilman Mundy had submitted questions to staff concer•rring the
budget and those questions & responses were reviewed. Mundy
questioned the proposed sales tax revenue, citing prior three years
history would wat•rant changing the estitnate Co $330,000 or
$340,000. Mundy also proposed that city employees should receive
a 3.5% cross the board pay raise instead of 3% as previously
proposed. General consensus of council members present was to
include Lhe 3.5%.
Discussion pursued in the area of City Attorney, City Engineer, and
City Auditor as all three areas should be reviewed by Council to
deter•mirre long range and short range options while compax•ing cost
of services.
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Next, budge, workshop was scheduled for Tuesday, August. 24Lh, 6:30
p.tn. at the Coutmurlity center and to 121C;lude briefing for Fire arld
Ambulance Departiuent.
Meeting adjourtred at 9:12 p.m. by Mayor AbboLL.
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Mayer Bill Abbott
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