RED BLUFF

CITY COUNCIL

SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES

 

DATE OF MEETING:          June 23, 2005

 

TIME OF MEETING:          6:30 P.M.

 

PLACE OF MEETING:        RED BLUFF COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL

 

 

Councilmembers Present:     Andy Houghton, Mayor                                   

                                                Wayne Brown

Forrest Flynn

Larry Stevens

 

                       

Councilmembers Absent:      Russ Frey (absent)

 

                                                                       

Staff Present:                         Susan Price, City Manager

Gloria Shepherd, City Clerk

Tessa Pritchard, Human Resources Director

Michael Damon, Fire Chief

                                                Charlie Mullen, Planning Director

                                                Margaret Van Warmerdam, Finance Director

                                                J D Ellison Sr., Building Director/Official

                                                Gary Antone, Public Works Director/City Engineer

                                                Nik Reikalas, Director of Parks and Recreation

                                               

 

Mayor Houghton led the Pledge of Allegiance and the assemblage joined in.

 

 

 

CITIZEN’S COMMENT

 

None

 

CURRENT BUSINESS

 

RESOLUTIONS NO. 46-2005, A RESOLUTION FIXING THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE RED BLUFF CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR THE 2005/2006 FISCAL YEAR AND 47-2005 A RESOLUTION FIXING THE RATE OF TAXES NECESSARY TO RAISE THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE RED BLUFF CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR THE 2005/2006 FISCAL YEAR.

 

Susan Price, City Manager and Margaret Van Warmerdam, Finance Director, discussed the Preliminary Budget 2005/2006 Budget Context and explained that grants and funding are still pending.  The Preliminary Budget 2005/06 General Fund Revenue Summary are all on target except operating expenses. The total General Fund resources come to $8,479,124.  Each department’s total expenses were reviewed for Budget year 2005/06.  PERS will be an operating increase of $135,000 for the City in the upcoming budget year.  The Total Ending Fund Balance is $780,368.

 

M/S/C Flynn, Brown to adopt the Resolutions No. 46-2005 and Resolution 47-2005 .

 

AYES: Councilmembers:          Brown, Flynn, Houghton and Stevens

NOES:                                                None

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING:          Councilmember:  Frey (Absent)

 

 

RESOLUTION NO. 48-2005; A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2005 TO JUNE 30, 2006

 

Margaret Van Warmerdam, Finance Director, reviewed the staff report and gave staff’s recommendation that the City Council:

a)      Approve the separation of Building and Planning Departments into separate funds starting in the 2005/06 Fiscal Year in the Final Budget and on an actual basis as of 7/1/05.

b)      Building Department would be Fund 20 and Planning would be Fund 30.

 

It is also recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 48-2005 thereby adopting the 2005/06 Preliminary City Budget which includes estimated revenues and expenditures as of May 31, 2005.

 

M/S/C Flynn, Brown to approve the separation of Building and Planning Departments into separate funds starting in the 2005/06 Fiscal Year in the Final Budget and on an actual basis as of 7/1/05.

 

AYES: Councilmembers:          Brown, Flynn, Houghton and Stevens

NOES:                                                None

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING:           Councilmember: Frey (Absent)

 

M/S/C Flynn, Brown to adopt Resolution No. 48-2005

 

AYES: Councilmembers:          Brown, Flynn, Houghton and Stevens

NOES:                                                None

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING:           Councilmember: Frey (Absent)

 

At 8:10 P.M. Mayor adjourned the meeting to July 5, 2005 at 7:00 P.M., in the Red Bluff City Council Chambers.

 

 

 

s/b Andy Houghton

             Mayor

 

 

 

ATTEST:

 

s/b Gloria Shepherd

 City Clerk