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City Council Minutes <br />December 4, 2023 <br />Page 7 of 9 <br />----------------------------- <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL MEMBER RONNING MOVED TO APPROVE THE LEGAL SEVICES <br />RATE CHANGE FOR 2024, COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON SECONDED. <br />MOTION CARRIED 3-0. <br /> <br />Mayor Gardner states he likes what they do for us but hates to see the increase <br />each year. Council Member Pederson responds stating they are extremely good <br />at what they do. <br /> <br />10.5. 2024 City Meeting Schedule <br /> <br />Mayor Gardner reviews the 2024 City Council Meeting dates. January and <br />September would be shifted to the first Tuesday as the first Monday falls on a <br />holiday. <br /> <br />COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE MEETING <br />DATES, COUNCIL MEMBER RONNING SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION <br />CARRIED 3-0. <br /> <br />10.6. Request to Hire City Clerk <br /> <br />Ms. Duus updates on the interview with Tracy Gustafson. She states she has <br />previous experience including four years working in a city office and extensive <br />accounting experience. Ms. Duus says they have negotiated with her to start at <br />Grade 14, Step 5 and have 3 weeks of vacation. She would then start this next <br />Monday. <br /> <br />COUNCIL MEMBER RONNING MOVED TO HIRE TRACY GUSTAFSON AT <br />GRADE 14, STEP 5 WITH 120 HOURS OF VACTION. COUNCIL MEMBER <br />PEDERSON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. <br /> <br />10.7. Budget/Levy Public Hearing <br /> <br />A. Budget and Levy Presentation <br /> <br />Ms. Duus presents information on the budget and levy. She states in <br />September the Council Members approved the preliminary levy at <br />approximately 50 percent. Following that, in October, Council Members <br />asked to reduce the budget by approximately $200,000 making the tax rate <br />45.35 percent, compared to last year’s being at 50 percent. This will bring <br />taxes down slightly for our residents. <br /> <br />B. Public Hearing on Budgets and Levies <br /> <br />COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON MOVED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC <br />HEARING ON BUDGETS AND LEVIES AT 7:10, COUNCIL MEMBER <br />RONNING SECONDED. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 7:11. <br /> <br />C. Adoption of 2024 City Budgets