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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19710820 Study Session Aspen City Council August 20~ 1971 Meeting was called to order by Mayor Eve Homeyer at 5:00 ?. M. with Councilmen Scott Nystom, Ramona Markalunas, Jack Walls, Francis Whitakez, City Manager Leon Wurl and Finance Director~ Dennis ~eeder. Meeting calledto consider proposed budgets of the City for 1972. Mr. Herb Bartel, City/County Planner, was present am informed Council he had met with · Highways and the State Highway Department who have agreed to stripe the highway on each side with Streets- the exceptions of Cooper Street wh~re there are no curbs and gutters. Parking will be Striping prohibited on corners and 20' this side of the Castle g~eek Bridge. Also the County raod to the high school will be striped. Request tentative approval, to be ratified on Monday. Councilman Comcowich arrived. Council gave tentative approval for the striping. Planning Budget = Proposed budget in the total amount of $80,000. Studies in the amount Planning of $30,000 included as actual budget item. yr. ~Bart~l reviewed with the-Council the out- Budget line of proposed studies - transportation study, soil survey, flood plain, airport, special Ordinances, etc. Mr. Bartel suggest that money be budgeted Somewhere in the City budget to cover when reports are submitted they can be checked out on an independent basis. Councilman Walls moved to give tentative approval of.the~Planning Budget. Seconded by Councilmna Whitaker. Roll call vote - Councilmen Nystrom aye~ Comcowich aye; Markatunas aye; Walls aye; Whitaker aye; Mayor Homeyer aye. Motion carried. ~etirement Program - City Manager Wurl explained the~ana~ysis of contributions which was Retirement sbumitted. Retirement committee met with the City employees who all stated they would Program prefer to go 5%. Councilman Ross Griff~n arrived. Councilman Whitaker pointed out. to initiate this program along with social security he felt would to too large a cut in the employees paychecks and more so if ithe raises cannot be made. Council request the City Manager check on the legality of this Council obligating the next Council. It was pointed out the Council preferred to establish the percentage of contribution rather than the employee. Council questioned if it was a necessity that the City pick up past service and requ~t this be researched. Council further questioned and reqnest this can be checked out if the City is obligated for past service when someone quits. Council agreed they generally supported the Program if i~meets the legal requirements and the additional research requested is favorable. ...................... S~H~_..p~sion Aspen City Council August 20, 1971 Council City Council .- Total budget submitted in t'he amount of $20,250.00. Council agreed to Budget make t~he following cuts: $600.00 furniture and fixtures, change audit from $10,000 to ~ $8,000, travel change to $1200, dues, change to $480.00 Councilman W~itaker moved to give tentative approval of the City Council budget as amended. Seconded by Councilman Comcowich. Ail in favor, motion carried. Civil Civil Defense - Total budget $1800, same as in 1971, Councilman Whitaker moved to give Defense tentative approval. Seconded by Councilman Nystrom. Ail in favor, motion carried. Police Police Department - Total budget in the amount of $193,799.27 under City Manager's rec- Department ommendation, City Manager Wurl pointed out the mmjor cut made was the elimination of an investigator. Police Chief Ritchey stated he is asking for 3 additional patrolman due to the work load. The staff has not been up to full strength for a long time. Discussed combining the Sheriff and police Departments and ~he economic picture of same. One of the main problems in combining the departments, it was pointed out, would be the division of responsibility. Finance Director Veeder pointed out in combining the depart- ments there would be many internal problems; personnel code; procedures; pension funds etc. ~uggesttthe RSA not take on any additional projects until such time as we can efficientlY handle What is Under the RSA now. Further suggested the $2,000 in the RSA budget for audit be used by a management consultant and let them work out the details of combining the two departments. Council agreed that provisions be mmde in the expenditures of the RSA to hire a management consUltant firm to WOrk out the details of combining the two departments. Council agreed to cut the Police Department budgetL~y two patrolman in the amount of $16,800. Councilman Comcowich moved to give tentative approval of the Police Department budget with~e amendment and this budget be re-submitted when other items affected are changed. Seconded by Councilman Walls. Ail in favor, motion carried. Building Building Inspector - Total budget submitted in the amount of $36,515.00. Councilman Inspector Griffin moved to give tentative approval of this budget. Seconded by Councilman Comcowich. ,~, Ail in favor, 'motion carried. City M~ty.,~Manag~r~- TOtal submitted budget $36,224.00. City Manager Wurl stated the vehicle Manager could be cut - $1800.00. S~ggestion was mmde the City Manager include in his budget a specific amount monthly to cover monthly expenses o.f lunches, etc. Councilman Whitaker moved to give the Ci.ty Manager~ budget t,entative approval.,Seconded by COuncilmmn Walls. Ail in favor, motion carried. Municipal Municipal Court - Total submitted budget $14,505.44. Councioman Markalunas moved to give Court tentative approval. Seconded by Councilman Griffin. Ail in favor, motion carried. Water Water Purificatiop - Total budget submitted in the amount of $61,166.00. Proposed cut Purification can be made of $39~0 under capital outlay which is for resurfacing of the parking lot. Councilman Griffin moved to give tentative approval of this budget with the elimination of the $3900. Seconded by Walls. Ail in favor, with the exception of Councilman Ramona Markalunas whoabatained Boards and Board and Commissions - Total budget submitted in the amount of $6,449.00. City Manager Commissions Wurl reported a salary of $25.00 pe~.member of boards and commissions, was proposed by the Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission. ,City Council stated they were sympathetic with this request but felt that 1972 is not the year to initiate this. It was reported that it is f~lt that under ,the. Statutes and City Charter,~board and c~nmission members shall serve without compensation. Councilman Whitaker mov6d to give tentative approval of this budget with the elimination of personnel services. Seconded by Councilman Walls. All in favor, motion, carried. City Clerk City ~lerk - Total budget submitted in the amount of $39,848.16. Based' on the expenditures report for July 1971, City Clerk request the amount budgeted-for legal publications be increased to $5100.00. Council concurred. Councilman Walls moved to ~give tentative approval of the City Clerk's budget. Seconded by Councilman Whitaker. All in favor, motion carried. Animal Animal Warden - Total budget $37,~002.48,. City, Manager Wurl stated the estimated revenue Warden will be $26,000.00 from dogs. Councilman Whitaker moved to give tentative approval of this budget. Seconded by Councilmar Comcowich,~All in favor, motion carried. 1192 Study gmssion Aspen City Council AugD_st 20, 1971 Communications - Total budget $59,792.33. Councilman Griffin moved to give tentative Communications approval of this budget. Seconded by Councilman Walls. Ail in favor, motion carried. Airport Improvements - Council request Finance Director Veeder check to see exactly how Airport much can be cut from th~ budget. Improvements RSA Administration - Total budget $12,242.00. Councilman Griffin moved to give tentative RSA approval of this budget. Seconded by Councilmmn Walls. Ail in favor, motion carried. Administration Engineering - Council reviewed and decided to table this budget until the next meeting. Councilman Griffin moved to adjourn this meeting to Friday, August 27th at 5:00 P. M. Seconded by CounCilman Nystrom. Ail in favor, motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 P. M. Lorraine Graves, Cxty Clerk