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Budget Committee Meeting Minutes

 

THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2009

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

 

CITY OF COLUMBIA CITY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON

 

AGENDA ITEM 1  CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL:

 

                             CONVENED:

 

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Cheryl A. Young at 7:30 p.m.

 

                             MEMBERS PRESENT:

 

                             Casey Wheeler

                             Josh Fromm

                             Gary Hudson

                             Karen Ladd

                             Sally Ann Marson

                             Alexander Reed

                             Bob Schmor

                             Cheryl A. Young

                            

                             MEMBERS ABSENT:

 

                             Robert Jorgensen

                             Lyle Bluhm

 

                             ALSO PRESENT:

 

Jeff Anderson, Public Works Superintendent

Josh Harper, Police Sergeant

Leahnette Rivers, City Administrator/Recorder

 

                             A quorum was present and due notice had been published.

 

AGENDA ITEM 2  ELECTION OF OFFICERS:

 

                             Mayor Young opened the nominations for the position of Chair.

 

MOVED (MARSON), SECONDED (HUDSON) AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO NOMINATE CASEY WHEELER AS CHAIR.

 

There being no further nominations for the position of Chair, Mayor Young closed the nominations.  Mayor Young called for a vote.  All voted in favor of Casey Wheeler serving as Chair, and Mayor Young declared him duly elected.

 

Mayor Young turned the meeting over to Chair Wheeler.

 

Chair Wheeler opened the nominations for the position of Vice-Chair.

 

MOVED (MARSON), SECONDED (HUDSON) AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO NOMINATE JOSH FROMM AS VICE-CHAIR.

There being no further nominations for the position of Vice-Chair, Chair Wheeler closed the nominations and called for a vote.  All voted in favor of Josh Fromm serving as Vice-Chair, and Chair Wheeler declared him duly elected.

 

Chair Wheeler opened the nominations for the position of Secretary.

 

MOVED (MARSON), SECONDED (HUDSON) AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO NOMINATE KAREN LADD AS SECRETARY.

 

There being no further nominations for the position of Secretary, Chair Wheeler closed the nominations and called for a vote.  All voted in favor of Karen Ladd serving as Secretary, and Chair Wheeler declared her duly elected.

 

AGENDA ITEM 3  BUDGET MESSAGE 2009/10:

 

Leahnette Rivers reviewed the 2009-10 budget message at length with the Budget Committee. 

 

AGENDA ITEM 4  PUBLIC HEARING:  To receive comments from the public on the proposed

budget for fiscal year 2009/10.

 

Public Hearing opened.

 

No comments were heard from the public.

 

Public Hearing closed.

 

AGENDA ITEM 5  PUBLIC HEARING:  To receive comments from the public on the proposed

use of revenue sharing funds for fiscal year 2009/10.

 

Public Hearing opened.

 

No comments were heard from the public.

 

Public Hearing closed.

 

AGENDA ITEM 6  REVIEW OF PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009/10:

 

Budget Committee Members said they had reviewed the proposed budget, which they had received well in advance of the meeting.

 

AGENDA ITEM 7  APPROVAL OF BUDGET OR ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEXT MEETING DATE, TIME AND LOCATION:

 

MOVED (MARSON), SECONDED (YOUNG) AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE THE 2009/10 PROPOSED BUDGET.

 

MOVED (HUDSON), SECONDED (FROMM) AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO LEVY A PERMANENT TAX RATE OF $1.1346 PER THOUSAND AND TO LEVY $128,068.00 FOR THE SEWER DEBT LEVY AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE 2009/10 BUDGET.

 

AGENDA ITEM 8  ADJOURNMENT:

 

There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m.

                                                                  

                                               

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