HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/22/08MAY 22, 2008
A Called Meeting of the Board of Commissioners was held at the Paducah Police
Department, 1400 Broadway, on May 22nd, 2008 beginning at 8:00 a.m. Those present
were Commissioners Coleman, Kaler, Smith, Watkins and Mayor Paxton (5).
MOTION
R & F CALLED MEETING NOTICE
Commissioner Watkins offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Smith, that the
Notice of Called Meeting for 8:00 a.m., Thursday, May 22, 2008, be received and filed.
Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Coleman, Kaler, Smith, Watkins and
Mayor Paxton (5).
This meeting was held for a Budget Advance Session. A copy of the news release for
this meeting is attached.
Upon motion meeting adjourned.
Adopted: June 10, 2008
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MAY 22, 2008
City Commission Budget Advance Highlights
Thursday, May 22, 2008
At the Budget Advance workshop, City Commissioners, City Manager, Jim Zumwalt, and
Department heads spent several hours making decisions about the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 City
Budget. At the May 20, City Commission Workshop, Zumwalt presented the Commission with the
draft of the budget and a list of items that they would need to decide to fund. To read the Budget
Letter, and the General Fund and Investment Fund items, visit www.12aducahkg.goovv and go to "City
Budget" under the Finance Department. The first reading of the budget ordinance is planned for
June.
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Commissioners had three major decisions for the Budget Advance:
1. The first decision by the Commission regards 58 items listed for the General Fund. The
items total $2.4 million. Zumwalt provided the Commissioners with a list of how he would
rank the items. Then, each Commissioner prioritized the 58 items. The five items that
ended up ranking the highest are 1) Maintenance and Upgrades to the Fire Stations
($47,500); 2) School Crossing Lights ($10,000); 3) Noble Park Baseball and Softball Field
Maintenance ($50,000); 4) Defibrillators for the Parks buildings $6,000; and 5) Mobile Data
Terminal replacement for the Police cars ($120,000). Once the final numbers are known for
this current fiscal year, Zumwalt expects that the City will have unspent revenue that could
be used for many of the items. In prior years, the City has had between $1 and $2 million
after the budget year was closed.
2. The second decision by the Commission regards the Investment Fund. The projected
revenue for the Investment Fund is $4.3 million. After committed items and possible bond
payments were approved and removed from the Investment Fund budget, the Commission
had an estimated $1.58 million for additional projects. Zumwalt presented the Commission ~'^
with a list of 35 projects totaling $3.9 million. After much discussion and reducing the
requested funding for some projects, the Commission decided to use the Investment Fund
for following projects: EntrePaducah, Innovation and Small Business Program, Quilt Show
subsidy, run fiber optic to Information Age Park, Regional/National Marketing, LowerTown
Arts and Music Festival, US 60 Linear Park Acquisition, Downtown Area Master Plan,
Paving Program, Sidewalk Program, Signal Light at Pecan/James Sanders, Fire Station
Headquarters Design Plan, City Hall Structural Repairs, Camera and TV Equipment for City
Hall, City Entrance Signs, Playground Resurfacing, Blackburn Park Basketball Court
Addition, hire consultant to redesign Police headquarters, and landscaping at Oak Grove
Cemetery.
3. The third decision by the Commission regards the Solid Waste Collection Fees. The Solid
Waste Fund is funded through the fees the City charges for trash collection. To balance the
solid waste budget, Zumwalt proposes increasing the residential solid waste fee from $15.35
to $16.50 per month, an increase of 7.5%. Commercial waste fees also would increase by the
same percentage. Commissioners plan to approve the proposed rate increase. They will
have an official vote at an upcoming Commission Meeting in June.