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� City Council Minutes September 4, 2012 Page 2 of 8 COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 4. Open Forum **Tom Ryan arrived at this time - 6:33 p.m. John Ward, State Representative from District 12A introduced himself to the Council. He noted that District 12A will now be 10A with the redistricting. Jack Schmidt addressed the issue of the annexation and the difference in the tax rate for the urban and service areas. He noted that the taxpayers in Sibley Township should know that they pay 50% of the taxes and receive the same services as those in the urban area of the City. 5. Presentations 5.1. Update from PRASD `-- Lee Bundy from PRASD and Tim Houle, WSN, updated the Council on the brown water issue the City is experiencing. He noted that it is caused from left over scale in the pipes. He stated that during the school construction the contractors ran large amounts of water through the system which caused the scale to move around. Lee explained the options which include continuing to run the water to flush it out. He stated that there is another process which is a chemical that coats the pipes. Tim Houle noted that the City water is drinkable and meets all required standards. It was the consensus of the Council to continue flushing the system. 5.2. Set Preliminarv Levv The Clerk noted that the budget that was presented to the Council in August has been revised to include the recommendations made by the Council at the August 21St meeting. • Decrease in LGA revenue of $30,000 • IT budget reallocations to specific departments • Reduced employee wage increase to 1.25% • Reduced Council wages by $50 per month • Elimination of the Sergeant position These reductions reflect a general fund levy amount of $1,591,794 which `-- represents a 6.72% increase from the 2012 levy.