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Mayor
Ron S.lvl a
Mayor Pro Tempore
Denms Maloney
Cily Manager
Thomas E Brymer
Cily Council
James Massey
John Happ
Roben Wareing
Susan Lancasler
Nancy Berry
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Minutes
College Station City Council
Budget Workshop Meeting
Tuesday August 17,2004 at 3:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Silvia. Mayor Pro Tem Maloney. Council
members Massey, Happ. Wareing. Lancaster. Berry
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Brymer. Assistant City Manager Brown, City Attorney
Cargill Jr.. City Secretary Hooks, Assistant CIty Secretary Casares, Fiscal Services Director
Kersten, Human Resources Director O'Connell
Mayor Silvia called the meetmg to order at 3:00 pm
Budeet Workshop Aeenda Item No.1 - Presentation. discussion. and possible action on the
FY 2004-2005 Proposed Budeet.
Finance and StrategIc Planning Director JetT Kersten remarked that the strategIc plan continues
to be a dnvlng force In the preparation of the budget. Mr. Kersten described how the pay plan
and benefits deCision was made over the past several years and revenue estimates that affect the
proposed 2004-2005 budget
Director of Human Resources Julie O'Connell presented a brief overview of the history of the
City's current pay plan In FY 2004. the pay plan was frozen, and increases in the retirement
benefit were funded m conjunction with a ] % across the board Increase to offset the additional
cost of the retirement plan to the employees As part of the pay plan. an annual salary survey
was conducted to determine what the City pays in relation to the rest of the defined market.
Based on the results of the salary survey. the FY 2005 budget includes funds to reinstate the pay
plan. This would include a market adjustment for employees. as well as funding the skills and
performance components of the pay plan. The pay plan cost IS $2.28 million across all funds.
Mr. Kersten displayed and descnbed the General Fund-Sources and General Fund Uses. noting
that the proposed FY 05 General Fund revenues are $38.756.026. Thc proposed general fund
budget changes will allow for an Increase in the pay plan In the amount of $1,691 ,462. maintain
current service levels and enhance service levels. He hIghlighted the proposed service level
adjustments.
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Mr. Kersten reviewed the funding recommendations for outside agencies as recommended by the
College Station Joint Relief Funding Review Committee:
Alzhelmer's AssociatIOn
RSVP
Carpool
Easterwood Airport
DIspute Resolution Center
$18.177
$ 5,000
$10,000
$16.700
$10,000
$59.877
Total
Arts Council recommended funding for Art and Culture Outside Agency Requests'
African American National Hentage Society
Veterans Park Memorial (Arts Council)
Bush Presidential LIbrary (Arts Council)
$17.000
$50.000
$42.767
Total
$109.767
No action was taken. The ne"t budget workshop was scheduled for August 23. 2004.
Budl!:et Worksbop Al!:enda Item No.2 - Presentation. discussion. and possible action on tbe
FY 2004-2005 ad valorem tax rate.
Director of Fiscal Services Jeff Kersten remarked that the total assessed valuation is $3 3 billion
which was an 8.66% Increased over 2003 assessed valuatIon The increase IS made up of two
components, new value of$1 54.801 ,455 and Existing Value Increase of$l 07,422.593 Mr.
Kersten presented four tax rate scenarios for council's conSIderation and its impact on the
budget. No action was taken.
Budl!:et Workshop Al!:enda Item No.3 - Adiourn.
Hearing no obJectIOns, the meeting adjourned al 5.00 pm. Tuesday, August 17,2004.
PASSED and APPROVED this 21" day of October, 2004.
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