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ø <br />ø <br />Volume XIII, Issue 2www.ci.hastings.mn. us Winter 2010 <br />ó÷÷÷ î <br />Dealing With Budget Short Fall. .2 <br />This monetary loss has resulted in more <br />It’s no secret, the 2010 budget process has <br />TRAC Up Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 <br />been one of the most difficult budget cyclespressure to fund the City’s programs and <br />CodeRed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 <br />this city has had to go through. maintain levels of operations the citizens of <br />Warm & Safe Winter. . . . . . . . .8 <br />Hastings have come to expect. During the <br />Winter DO’s & DON’Ts. . . . . . . . 10 <br />budgeting process, which begins in April each <br />What some might not understand is how the <br />2010 Construction Projects . . .11 <br />year, the Finance Committee of the Council <br />budget got so tight. The major contributors to <br />Selecting a Contractor . . . . . ..12 <br />the budget issues include the cumulativecame up with goals they wanted the 2010 <br />April is Earth Month . . . . . . . . .13 <br />budget to achieve including: <br />lost of $737,350 in Local Government Aid <br />Leisure Services . . . . . . . . . . . .15 <br />• Maintain current programs <br />(LGA) money in 2008 and 2009 and it is likely <br />• Maintain service levels by not laying off <br />that there will be an un-allocation of both <br />LGA and Market Value Homestead Creditcurrent personnel <br />• Add an equal amount of revenue sources <br />(MVHC) again in 2010 in the amount would <br />Mayor <br />: <br />as well as decrease the overall budget. <br />be $900,000. <br />Paul Hicks <br />437-8866 <br />mayorhicks@ci.hastings.mn.us <br />With those goals, the proposed 2010 tax <br />Revenues for the city have also decreased in <br />Ward Council Members: <br />the past two years as a result of the economiclevy for all purposes is the same as the <br />2009 levy of $11,581,000. However, the <br />downturn in the following areas: <br />Ward 1 Anthony Alongi <br />total overall budget for the City has been <br />• Building and construction permits have <br />319-0066 <br />decreased by $1.9 million (or 7.196%). <br />dropped by $250,000 <br />aalongi@ci.hastings.mn.us <br />• Planning fees have decreased by <br />Ward 2 Joe Balsanek <br />$100,000 <br />438-5998 <br />• Interest revenue has decreased by Detailed information pertaining to the 2010 <br />jbalsanek@ci.hastings.mn.us <br />budget, it’s breakdown, and what it will mean for <br />$400,000 <br />you personally can be found on page 2. <br />• Tax levy base have decreased by <br />Ward 3Tony Nelson <br />437-4194 <br />$500,000 <br />tnelson@ci.hastings.mn.us <br />Ward 4Danna Elling Schultz <br />438-3878 <br />dellingschultz@ci.hastings.mn.us <br />The Hastings City Council will be considering the adoptionof a storm water utility in <br />At-Large Council Members: <br />What is a storm water utility? <br />December. A Storm Water Utility would consist of <br />Barb Hollenbeck <br />480-0268 <br />a fee charged to every property owner (including tax exempt properties) to cover the <br />bhollenbeck@ci.hastings.mn.us <br />expense of managing storm water runoff from their property. The fee would be included <br />on a property’s utility bill listed as the Storm Water Utility Charge. The Storm Water <br />Mike Slavik <br />437-4637 <br />Utility fee would be based on the amount of the property’s impervious surfaces – <br />mslavik@ci.hastings.mn.us <br />Storm Water Utility <br />For more detailed information seepage 11 <br />General City Council E-mail <br />citycouncil@ci.hastings.mn.us <br />