City Council Study Session Summary 2001 11 13

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CITY OF LOUISVILLE November 13, 2001 City Council Study Session The City Council of the City of Louisville met in a study session in the meeting room of the Louisville Public Library, 950 Spruce Street, Louisville, Colorado. The following persons were present - City Council: Mayor Tom Davidson, Mayor Pro-tem Chuck Sisk, Tom Mayer, Arnold Levihn, and John Keany Staff Present: Bill Simmons, City Manager Dianne Ray, Finance Director Tom Phare, Public Works Director Keith Williams, Interim Parks & Recreation Director Belinda Goebel, Administrative Assistant Dianne Ray presented an overview of the 2002 Budget.  The voters approved ‘2A’, which continues the 5.184 mill levy without any temporary credits and generates an additional $230,118 in property tax revenue.  The City is working toward becoming self-collecting of its sales tax revenue by July 1, 2002. A Sales Tax Auditor position will be added, with the costs of the position to be offset by the added revenue collections. There was some discussion regarding whether or not the City should continue the 3 ½ percent sales tax rebate to businesses for completing and submitting the required forms.  1 FTE will be added to IT services staff, to focus on desktop & Internet issues.  The City will switch from using Front Page software for the City’s website to Dream Weaver.  The City received a check from the Baseball Stadium District, refunding sales tax collected, in the amount of $104,539.  The Water Utility Fund expenditures increased by $66,613  The City’s wellness program needs reevaluation.  Capital Improvement items were discussed. The Mayor requested the name and telephone number of the president of the Louisville Fire Protection District Board so that he could call and invite the Board to meet with City Council 1