Min - City Council - 1981 - 09/15 - WorkshopALLEN CITY COUNCIL
Budget Workshop
FY 1981 - 82
September 15, 1981
PRESENT:
Mickey Pierson, Mayor
Council Members:
Joe Farmer, Mayor Pro Tem
Jim McClure
H. R. Daugherty
Glenn Andrew
Ward Paxton
Richard L. Chumbley
City Staff•
Jon McCarty, City Manager
Linda Midtling, Finance
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
The Budget Workshop for the FY 1981 - 82 Budget was called
to order by Mayor Pierson at 7:36 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15,
1981, in the Library at the Allen Senior High School, 600 E. Main
Street.
Mayor Pierson advised the Council on the revision of the
property appraisals shown on the tax roll. The Collin County
Appraisal District now estimates a figure of $234,628,089 in
value for the City of Allen at this time.
In an around the table discussion, each Council Member
advised of what areas in the FY 1981 - 82 Budget they would pre-
fer to see a reduction in or what areas were to be maintained as
proposed.
Mayor Pierson recessed the Budget Workshop at 8:53 p.m.
The workshop reconvened at 9:05 p.m.
City Manager McCarty reviewed with the Council, using a
handout and transparencies, a tax rate analysis/comparison,
expenditure ranking by department, personnel costs by departments,
1 expenditures by classification, contract labor analysis,and the
proposed new programs and personnel.
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The City Council discussed the tax rate ranges they pre-
ferred,as opposed to the 43C per $100 valuation and the collection
rate. The tax rate being in a range of between 34C and 38C and a
collection rate of 968.
There was considerable discussion by the Council on pro-
viding additional revenues by instituting in the fiscal year 1981 -
82 a usage fee for nonresidents of Allen for using the parks and
recreationaifacilities in Allen. There was further discussion on
the revenues generated from sales tax and the gross receipts from
the utility companies.
City Manager Jon McCarty reviewed with the Council, using
transparencies, each department's proposed budgets for new programs
and personnel and provided suggested reductions.
The City Council again reviewed each department's proposed
budget, the proposed new programs and personnel and made their
recommended changes, as well as reviewing and discussing the
capital improvement program costs for the upcoming fiscal year.
In conclusion, the City Council discussed at length setting
a proposed tax rate figure.
Mayor Pierson adjourned the Budget Workshop at 2:10 a.m. on
Wednesday, September 16, 1981.
These minutes approved on the 1st day of October
1981.
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Marty Hendrix CITY SECRETARY
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