{"id":4074,"date":"2012-09-17T16:35:06","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T21:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=4074"},"modified":"2012-09-17T17:19:47","modified_gmt":"2012-09-17T22:19:47","slug":"city-council-reaches-accord-on-2013-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=4074","title":{"rendered":"City Council Reaches Accord On 2013 Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Jamestown City Council held another 2013 Budget Meeting at City Hall Monday afternoon. (Sept 17, 2012).<\/p>\n

Mayor Andersen said the Equipment Replacement Fund has been completed.<\/p>\n

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Mayor Andersen said the Buffalo City Tourism Foundation budget is projected at $308,500, and includes 100% of the motel tax, and 40% of the Restaurant Tax.<\/p>\n

Buffalo City Tourism submitted a budget of $261,651.<\/p>\n

It is a line item on the Convention and Promotion Budget.<\/p>\n

City Administrator Jeff Fuchs said Buffalo City Tourism has $477,000 in unrestricted funds.<\/p>\n

Tourism Director Nina Sneider said the entity has a substantial amount in reserves by “being frugal.”<\/p>\n

She added Tourism is looking at capital improvements with dollars from that fund.<\/p>\n

Council Member Buchanan moved to have a multi year contract (3-4 years) \u00a0developed for Tourism, to be brought to the Finance and Legal Committee for discussion, before going to the City Council for approval.<\/p>\n

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On another topic…<\/p>\n

City Administration Jeff Fuchs says the Public Building Sites Fund needs for the Civic Center, $50,000<\/p>\n

To repair the concrete stairs on the west side exterrior, $74,000 for a “chiller unit,” $3,000 for interior and exterior outlet installations.<\/p>\n

To replace the seating risers, the cost is projected at $575,000 over three years, and $490.000 if completed in one phase.<\/p>\n

The Mayor moved to transfer $300,000 to the Public Building Site Fund, from the Convention and Promotion Fund, as a line in the 2013 budget, for improvements to the Civic Center, and a “cooling tower,” for City Hall.<\/p>\n

The City Council voted unanimously to approve.<\/p>\n

It was noted the library\u2019 mill is 15 Mills, and the Airport Mill Levy is 4-Mills.<\/p>\n

City Administrator Fuchs added, the 2013 General Fund will break even.<\/p>\n

The Public Building Site is 5-Mills, the Humane Society is a half mill.<\/p>\n

The City\u2019s Mill Levy is 123.34 Mills, and reduction of 5.93% reduction, overall 7.75 Mills.<\/p>\n

The budget will receive its final approval at the October 1, 2012 City Council meeting.<\/p>\n

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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