The Work Session of June 11, 2007, was convened at 5:30 P.M. by Mayor John Landwehr.
The following Council Members were present:
Present:Crane, Klindt, Koon, Medin, Penfold, and Smith
Absent: Brown, Ferguson, Layton,
A quorum was present.
Fees and Fines
Mayor John Landwehr asked City Administrator Steve Rasmussen to make a staff
presentation regarding fees and fines currently charged for city services. Mr. Rasmussen
presented a detailed overhead visual presentation.
Mayor John Landwehr stated that in listening to Councils discussion tonight, he will try to
incorporate some of these into this years budget. Discussion held on the need to increase
fees and new customers to hook up to our sewer system. Mayor Landwehr suggested the
Council look back at the analysis that was performed on this issue in 2000.
Councilman Dan Klindt suggested staff update the new Council Members about what
occurred in 2003 when building permits were raised. Mayor John Landwehr stated staff
may want to track the building costs outside the city so that it does not cost more to build
inside the City. Community Development Director Pat Sullivan stated the last time fees
were increased in the city, the County raised their fees by the same amount so the city and
the county both charge the same amount for building fees.
Councilman Dan Klindt suggested getting affected members of the public involved. Mayor
Landwehr suggested inviting those different groups to some work sessions to get their
input on these issues. He also suggested not having special meetings to pass budget-related items such as the property tax levy this year. He felt the budget schedule could be
established to avoid those last-minute meetings to pass routine issues.
Mayor Landwehr suggested scheduling some public input times for such groups as airport
users and builders.
Parks & Recreation Director Bill Lockwood distributed a list of Parks and Recreation user
fees and explained briefly how those were set and when the last increases occurred.
Councilman Kenneth Ferguson suggested devoting some of the regular monthly work
sessions during budget season to the budget instead of other items.
The meeting adjourned at 7:00 P.M.
