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Revenue Committee |
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Dunes City Hall January 30, 2008
Members Present - Ralph Farnsworth , Richard Koehler, Susie Navetta, Jamie Mills, Naomi Wasserburg, John Stead , Mayor Eric Hauptman Staff Present: Greg Perkins and Amy Graham The initial meeting of the revenue committee came to order at 1:40 p.m. at Dunes City Hall . Members and staff introduced themselves. Mayor Eric Hauptman addressed the group and welcomed them, informing the group of the vital need to find additional revenue for the city in the next fiscal year. Copies of the 07/08 current year budget documents were given to the members. Susie Navetta responded that an announcement of a State Parks & Recreation Grant application cycle was received. She indicated that staff was referring this to the Parks & Recreation committee for their review. John Stead reported on a Community Development Block Grant CDBG application packet. He indicated that the grant target did not fit with Dunes City needs i.e., sewer systems, water systems, etc. Assignments for the next meeting: Ralph Farnsworth and John Stead volunteered to look into and report on the current types and levels of state funding to the city at the next committee meeting. Richard Koehler said that he would look into revenue sources listed on the League of Oregon Cities website of which Dunes City is a member. Next meeting is set for February 22, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. at City Hall. Meeting adjourned at 3:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Greg Perkins, City Recorder GP:loc February 22, 2008 Members Present: Ralph Farnsworth, Naomi Wasserberg, Susie Navetta, Richard Koehler, Mark Chandler, John Stead, and Jamie Mills Staff present: Greg Perkins, City Recorder and Amy Graham, Finance Specialist The meeting came to order at approximately 1:35 p.m. at Dunes City Hall . Greg Perkins welcomed those in attendance and turned the floor over to Ralph Farnsworth for his report. The report by Ralph Farnsworth and John Stead first summarized the issues facing them in regarding Dunes City finances. They handed out pages summarizing their findings. They reported on audited types of city revenue streams. They noted disparities between like sized cities. Ralph noted that only two other Oregon cities of like size to Dunes City have no tax base. Those are Banks and Tangent. Richard Koehler presented a report summarizing his investigation of informational resources available from the League of Oregon Cities. Dunes City is a member and so this information is available. Amy Graham informed the committee of a recap of the current state of Dunes City financial system. Greg Perkins reviewed the upcoming city budget cycle. He informed that additional members are needed on the Budget Committee and passed out an application form and urged people to apply. Greg mentioned that the knowledge they were gaining on the grants would be valuable to the Budget Committee. Jamie Mills presented notices of potential federal grants/ideas. For the next meeting, Ralph Farnsworth will follow up on his presentation based on today’s discussion. It was also noted that Mark Chandler continues to work on a water quality grant. Summary minutes of the last meeting were passed out for review and action at the next meeting. The next meeting is set for March 11, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. at Dunes City Hall . Respectfully submitted, Greg Perkins, City Recorder 1. CALL TO ORDER The Revenue Committee
meeting was called to order at Greg Perkins presented the
minutes from the January and February meetings. Ralph Farnsworth moved to
approve both minutes and Richard Koehler seconded.
The motion passed unanimously. The Committee reviewed the
procedures for sharing the minutes with the website administrator. 2. OLD BUSINESS – Potential
Grants Greg Perkins reviewed the
Mayors letter regarding the Rural Tourism Marketing Grant and a letter
from the Department of Land Conservation and Development regarding grants. Ralph Farnsworth then
presented a continuation of his and John Stead’s report comparing
revenue/funding sources of cities the size of Ralph presented a
discussion of how expenditures reflect the goals of cities.
The committee focused in on franchise fees, business tax, and
system development changes. At or around Amy Graham presented
reports on The Committee decided to
meet next on 3. ADJOURNMENT The Committee adjourned at
Respectfully Submitted, Lisa Ekelund Administrative Assistant APPROVED AS TO FORM: Greg Perkins, City Recorder |