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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - August 25, 1976CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LODI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AUGUST 25, 1976 An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi was held beginning at 8:00 p, m. cn Wednesday, August 25, 1976 in the City Hall Council Chambers. ROLL CALL Present. Counzil:ne - EHRHARDT, KATZAKIAN, PINKERTON and HUGHES ',Mayor) Abs en t; Councilmen - KATNICH Also Present: Assistant City Manager Glenn, Community Development Director Schroeder, and City Clerk Reimche INVOCATION The invocation was given by Councilman Ehrhardt. PLEDGE Mayor Hughes led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER Assistant City Manager Glenn introduced Agenda item "a" - "Fixing Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 1976-77", making apresentation regarding the City's present fiscal position. Mr. Glenn apprised the Council that in order to provide a contingency fund of $200, 000, it will be necessary to raise an additional $69, 075 and l.i3eed options that would be avail- able in oder to accomplish this, which included: a) Transfer of unrestricted Hotel -Motel Tax Funds b) Raise Business License Tax c) Use of Revenue Sharing Funds d) Raise property tax rate for fiscal year 1976-77 by 6-1/2f A lengthy Council discussion followed with questions regarding Mr. Glenn's presentation being directed by Council. 1976-77 TAX RATE On motion of Councilman Katzakian, Pinkerton SET second, Council adopted Resolution No. 4244 fixing the tax rate for fiscal year 1976-77 at RES. NO.- 4244 $ 1. 69 as follows 9� Minutes of August � _ , :�70, Continued 1976-77 TAX For the General Fund $0.98 RATE SET Pension Fund .20 Storm Drainage RES. NO. 4244(Co-it'd, Fund .2C $ 1, 38 For the Library F-a;_d C.22 For the Library Construction Fund 0.08 $1.68 ( Listed in cent_ per $:00, 00 of Assessed Value) Resc•lution No. 4244 v,as ad_o-ed by the fallowing vote: Ayes: Councilmen - KA'T ZAKIAN, PINKERTON and HUGHES Noes: Councilmen - EHRHARDT Absent: Councilmen - KATNICH ADVANCE TO The Assistant City Manager reported that for the past LIBRARY few years, it has been typical of the Library Fund to APPROVED run short of m;-ney fcr operations before the large property tax monies are received in December. Mr. Glenn requested Council authorization of a $50, 000. 00 loan from the Capital Outlay Reserve to the Library Operating Fund, Coun Cil d'.acussicn followed with Staff being directed tc see if the sum needed could be trans- ferred from the Library Cczstruc`_:cr_ Fund. On motion of Councilman: Ka`.zakian, Ehrhardt second, Council authorized a loan :f S30, 000. 00 from the appropriate fund tc the Library Operating Fund until such time as tax rzmc.nies are received by the Library. INQUIRY RE City Clerk Reimche presented a reply which had been COG BUDGET received from Ms. Anne Syl•les`_er of the San Joaquin County Council of Governments regarding a question which had been posed by the C:.ty Council in reference to the 1976-77 C, O. G, Operating Budget - Line Item 191 - Retirement - $11, 469, which letter reads in part as follows: "The County Admini.=`rator's cif -;,::e, which calculates our final salary and fringe benefit figures, informs me that retirement is fixed at 2 1. 7% of salaries, which is slightly more than the amount stcwn in the tentative budget. However, the two contract employees working for COG are not eligible for _&;.ement benefits so they should not have been included in this calculation. The Administrator's office has made the appropriate adjust- ment reducing line item 19 1 to $6, 017. 00. " Council, following discussion indicated the response received did not fully clr_i•ify the matter and directed the City Clerk to contact C. O. G. for further clarifica- ticn of the ma t`_er. 2J ADJOURNMENT There being no further bus'_ness to come before the Counci'• \,iayor Hughes adjourned the meeting at approxi:nate!y 10:10 p.m. on motion of Councilman Pinkerton, Ehrhardt second. Attest: ALICE -M. REI.MCHE City Clerk -3- Minutes of August 25, 1976, continued EXECUTIVE Council recessed at 9:30 p.m, to Executive SESSION Session. The City Clerk w•as excused from attending the Executi-re Se:,sion by Mayor Hughes. The Council reconvened at 10:05 p. M. On motion of Councilman Katzakian, Ehrhardt second, Council adopted Resolution No. 4245 thereby establishing the salaries of certain unclassified personnel to Le as follows effective July 1, 1976: SALARIES Assistant City Manager. $Z 125 UNCLASSIFIED Public Works Director $2425 PERSONNEL, Utility Director $2350 Planning Director $2100 RES. NO. 4245 Police Chief $2305 Fire Chief $2190 Recreation & Parks Director $1950 Finance Director $2100 Administrative Assistant $1490 (Salary Range $ i 135-$15 15) SALARIES On motion of Councilman Ehrhardt, Katzakian CITY MANAGER second, the Council adopted Resolution No. CITY ATTORNEY 4246 establishing the salaries of the City CITY CLERK Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk effective July 1, 1976 as follows: RES. NO. 4246 City Manager $2940 City Attorney $1340 City Clerk $ 140 ADJOURNMENT There being no further bus'_ness to come before the Counci'• \,iayor Hughes adjourned the meeting at approxi:nate!y 10:10 p.m. on motion of Councilman Pinkerton, Ehrhardt second. Attest: ALICE -M. REI.MCHE City Clerk -3-