10-16-07 BWS Minutes YELM CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORK SESSION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER16, 2007 MINUTES
1. Mayor Harding called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
Present: Don Miller, Joe Baker, Bob Isom, Pat Fetterly, Russ Hendrickson and John
Thompson. Mike McGowan arrived at 4:45 pm. Staff: Shelly Badger, Grant Beck, Tanya
Robacker, Janine Schnepf, Tim Peterson, Stephanie Ray, Maryam Olson and Lori
Mossman. Chief Todd Stancil arrived at 7:10 pm.
Funds to be discussed are: (001 512) Court and Prisoner Support, (109)YPD School
Resource Officer Program, (404)Water Capital Improvement, (413) Sewer/Reuse Capital
Improvement, (431)Water Construction Fund, (400) Stormwater Utility, (401) Municipal
Water Fund Sewer/Reuse and fund (412) Operations/Maintenance. Proposed Capital
assets and staff requests would be presented if time allows.
Maryam Olson presented information on requested increase in Court and Prisoner
Support fund (001 512). Maryam responded to Joe Baker's questions regarding the bed
use and booking fees collected from defendants.
Tim presented funds; Stormwater(400), Municipal Water(401) and Sewer/Reuse
Operations/Maintenance (412)funds. Changes in revenues and expenditures were
explained and discussed. 412 &413 are reserve funds for capital projects for additional
growth.
Stephanie reported on and provided explanation for Funds; Water Capital Improvement
(404), Sewer/Reuse Capital Improvement(413), Water Construction (431) and Fund 401
with a Bond Parity spreadsheet from 2003-2008.
2. Mayor Ron Harding and Shelly Badger presented 2008 budget requests for equipment,
staffing and related operations& maintenance from department heads. Discussion was
held.
Discussion followed regarding the amounts that the City gives to different service
organizations in the community. Council agreed to add this topic to future study sessions.
Mayor and staff were asked to leave the meeting for salary discussion.
Meeting resumed at 7:50 pm.
Council agreed with equipment and staff requests with excess revenue going to
Cumulative Reserve for future Capital Projects and Urban Development and an
additional $50,000 to General Fund Operating Reserve.
Council consensus is to cancel the budget workshops scheduled for 10123& 10130,
2007.
Adjourn: 7:55 pm
aha d Hardi Mayor
Attest: Jki
Whine Schnepf, City Clerk
Minutes by: Lori Mossman
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