Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session, Tuesday at City Hall.

Council Member Gumke was not present.

NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS TO  DISCUSSED SEPARATELY:

REGULAR AGENDA

RESOLUTIONS:

ORDINANCES:

A FIRST READING of an ordinance pertaining to the appropriation of the General and Special Funds for the fiscal year January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018.

 

A FIRST READING  of an ordinance pertaining to the appropriation of the Revenue and Special Funds for the fiscal year January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018.

After this reading, the budget can be reduced but not increased during subsequent meetings. The budget must be finalized at the October 2, 2017, City Council meeting, with another budget meeting planned before then.

The mill rate will remain the same with a 4 percent increase in all residential property values and a 5 percent increase to commercial property values

An increase in the property tax stems from of the elimination of a state program that reduced property taxes.

The proposed budget includes a 5 percent increase to utility costs for water, sewer and solid waste disposal.

The City Council is looking for about $1 million in spending cuts or revenue increases in its general fund to meet its reserve fund goal of 25 percent at the end of 2018.

The city, county and school district levy property taxes, all facing a decrease in outside revenues.

 

A SECOND READING of an  Ordinance was approved, pertaining to parking of trailers, motor homes, etc was approve, requiring those units to have reflective tape place on the leading edge on them if parked facing the opposite direction of on coming traffic.

HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE:   No one spoke.

 

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:

Council Member Phillips will attend a Frontier Village Board member to ascertain problems and how the City Council may help.

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

The City Council approved having the  Mayor to sign a Settlement Agreement and Release of All Claims, on behalf of the City of Jamestown, in the complaint filed by Christine Stein versus the City of Jamestown and others.

Mayor Andersen says the complaint stems from the arrest and Law Enforcement Center, incarceration of Stein, who is hearing impaired.

She appeared in Municipal Court, and no charges were filed as Police Chief Edinger said the complantant  withdrew the complaint.

Other entities were also named in the complaint.

Dollars in the settlement on behalf of the city and Stutsman County are from the North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund.

The settlement includes a payment of $75,000 from the city of Jamestown and Stutsman County.

Also a $15,000 payment from the state of North Dakota.

The settlement stipulates that  the Jamestown Police Department and Stutsman County Correctional Center begin  employee training concerning accommodations for individuals who are  hard of hearing of deaf.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67 followed by replays.