September 14, 2020 at 6:00 PM - Special Council Meeting RE: 2020-2021 Budget

1. Mayor Bergman calls meeting to order, with the "Pledge of Allegiance" and the "Open Meeting Statement".

2. Reserve Time to Speak on an Agenda Item.

3. NE State Statute: 13-522 Noncompliance with budget limitations; Auditor of Public Accounts; State Treasurer; duties (Please see Attached for Noncompliance)

In visiting with City Auditor Gary Hinrichs from Dana F. Cole & Co., the City of St. Paul does not need to hold another 2020-2021 Budget public hearing for the meeting of Monday, September 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.  The NE State Auditor's Office is agreeable on this decision.
***If budget numbers increase or decrease on any line item, then all budget documents will need to be changed.
***The City of St. Paul will need to AMEND the "Notice of Budget Hearing and Budget Summary" and be placed in the Phonograph Herald within twenty (20) days of adopting the budget. 
***If the Interlocal Agreement report specifically isn't to the NE State Auditor's Office by September 18, 2020, the State Auditor's Office can charge a daily fee of $20 until the report has been received.
PLEASE REMEMBER THE 2020-2021 BUDGET NEEDS TO BE AT THE STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020; ANY CHANGES YOU MAKE PROLONGS THE BUDGET PROCESS.  THANK YOU.

4. Discuss - Approve / Deny the proposed 2020-2021 Budget. The item is back on the agenda, due to a voting impasse at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. 

5. Discuss - Approve / Deny the ADDITIONAL one percent (1%) increase for the total allowable restricted fund authority.

6. Discuss - Approve/Deny Resolution 2020-18, whereas the 2020-2021 property tax requests be set at $644,129.89 for the General Fund and $202,000.11 for the Bond Fund.  The total assessed value of property differs from last year's total assessed value by 1%.  The tax rate which would levy the same amount of property taxes as last year, when multiplied by the new total assessed value of property, would be $.646803 per $100 of assessed value.  The City of St. Paul proposes to adopt a property tax request that will cause its tax to be $.656800 per $100 of assessed value.  Based on the proposed property tax request and changes in other revenue, the total operating budget of the City of St. Paul will decrease from last year's by -29%.  A copy of the resolution will be certified and forwarded to the Howard County Clerk on or before Tuesday, October 13, 2020.

7. Discuss - Introduce Appropriation Ordinance #1011 for the operations of the General Fund and Utility funds necessary to defray all expenses and liabilities for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of October 2020 and ending the last day of September 2021.
***Introduce Ordinance #1011, with no second or roll call
***Waive three (3) readings of Ordinance #1011, with a second and roll call
***Final Passage of Ordinance #1011, with a second and roll call

8. Mayor Bergman adjourn's City Council meeting.