Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met Thursday afternoon at City Hall,  for a committee meeting, over-viewing the 2021 city budget.   All council members were present at City Hall.

City Administrator Sarah Hellekson gave a presentation.  She explained the budgeting process to establish the 2021 calendar year budget, and the timeline, and August of 2020 the preliminary budget is due, and the final budget is due by September this year.  She said every level of government projects budget expenditures, and revenues.

She outlined funded areas, the city will be budgeting for, and the revenue sources, including property tax, and other fees for services.

Deputy City Auditor Jay Sveum said city department heads will be requesting minimal increases for the 2021 budget.

City Fire Chief Jim Reuther said his requests are not large, but includes needed items.

City Police Chief Scott Edinger said equipment purchase reductions are included in the request, with increases in ammunitions.

City Forester, Erik Laber is requesting funds to purchase equipment.

Mayor Dwaine Heinrich said, reserve funds are significantly less than they should be, and will be big issue in budgeting for 2021.

Still to be determined is the revenue to date in 2020, versus projected expenditures for 2020.

The consensus was to have that information in hand before budgeting for 2021.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67.

Jamestown  (CSi)  City Administrator, Sarah Hellekson informs the public that on June 4, 2020, a public hearing will be held at  10:00 A.M., in the Council Room at City Hall, 102 3rd Avenue SE, Jamestown, ND, concerning the proposed budget amendment to the 2020 budget of the City of Jamestown.

The proposed amendment represents fund balances on hand and revenues anticipated for 2020 which were not included in the original 2020 budget document.

A General Fund increase of $87,289.00

Water Utility Fund increase of $724,094.00

Sewer Utility Fund decrease of $19,012.00

Interested persons are encouraged to appear at this hearing to ask questions and make comments or recommendations concerning the amendment. Written comments may be mailed to the City Administrator, c/o City Hall, 102 3rd Avenue SE, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401, or emailed to Sarah Hellekson at shellekson@jamestownnd.gov. Said comments will be presented at the meeting.
A copy of said amendment is on file in the office of the City Administrator for public inspection during normal working hours, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday or on the City website under the government tab, public notices at www.jamestownnd.gov.