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MEETING OF THE PEQUOT LAKES CITY COUNCIL <br />TUESDAY AUGUST 17, 2010 <br />PEQUOT LAKES CITY HALL <br />Members Present: Mayor Adams, Council Members Malecha, Nagel, Sjoblad, <br />and Ryan <br />Staff Present: Sandra Peine, City Clerk; Nancy Malecha; Finance <br />Administrator; Dawn Bittner, Zoning Administrator; <br />Mike Loven; Public Works Supervisor; Dave Anderson, <br />Library Treasurer; Tom Nelson, Fire Chief, Erika <br />O'Brien, HRA Director; Kate Petersen, Acting Chief of <br />Police <br />1. Call Meeting to Order <br />Mayor Adams called the meeting of the Pequot Lakes City Council to <br />order at 6:00 p.m. <br />1.1 Pledge of Allegiance <br />L-- Mayor Adams led with the Pledge of Allegiance. <br />2. Consider Agenda <br />COUNCIL MEMBER NAGEL MOVED TO APPROVE THE <br />AGENDA AS PRESENTED. COUNCIL MALECHA SECONDED <br />THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 4 -0. <br />3. Budget Work Session <br />The Clerk explained that the proposed general fund budgets project a <br />preliminary tax levy of $1,619,000 which is a 10.69% increase from the <br />2010 levy. The Clerk noted that the budgets reflect a 3% wage increase <br />for union and non -union employees. <br />The Mayor stated that the meeting is a budget work session to review <br />preliminary budgets by department. The Mayor noted that she does <br />not want to see a levy increase of more than 3 %. She noted that in <br />order to get to 3 %, $128,000 would have to be cut from the proposed <br />general fund budget. <br />