1987-08-06 CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING MEETING MINUTES150
NMRTS OF A PUBLIC HEARIlG OF THE CITY COUNCn OF THE CITY OF PEARIM, TEXAS, HELD
ON AUGUST 6, 1987, AT 7:30 P. M. IN THE CITY HALL, 3519 LIBERTY DRIVE, PEARLAND,
TEXAS
The Hearing was called to order with the following present:
Mayor
Tom Reid
Councilmember/Mayor Pro Tem Richard Tetens
Councilmember Dennis Frauenberger
Councilmember James Bost
Councilmember Stella Roberts
City Manager Ronald J. Wicker
City Attorney Luke L. Daniel
City Secretary Kay Krouse
Absent from the Hearing: Councilmember Charles Mack.
Also present at the Hearing: Finance Director Janet Eastburn, Tax Assessor/Collector
Barbara Lenamon, Chief of Police Bob Riemenschneider.
Other citizens present: Mary Starr, Dorothy Thompson, Beverly Frauenberger, Bill
Odell, Daphne Hereford.
PUPPOSE OF THE HEARU G
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 1987, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER
30, 1988.
Some preparatory remarks about the proposed budget were made by City Manager Ron
Wicker. Mr. Wicker stated that there will be no Revenue Sharing this year and that
this is the tightest budget the City has ever had. He projected the following letter
on the screen:
THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCILV=RS
City Hall
Pearland, Texas
Dear Mayor and Council:
In accordance with Article 8.02 of the Pearland Charter, I hereby submit the proposed
Budget for Fiscal Year 1987-88. At the present time, we anticipate that the assessed
values in Pearland, set by the Central Appraisal District, will not change
significantly from those values used in the 1986-87 Budget. The certified assessed
values for 1987-88 are $553,580,420. These values are subject to change due to
appeals by property owners still under protest. Using the $553,580,420 value as the
primary basis of projecting income, this proposed Budget will require a tax rate of
73.5¢/100 value. This in effect will amount to a 3.5¢ tax increase.
For the third year in a row we are holding the line on the Maintenance and Operation
portion of the Budget. For the Maintenance and Operation Budget to be reduced any
further will require either a reduction in proposed staffing levels, reduction in -�
services provided or both. The increase in Debt service this year is due primarily
to the sale of bonds subsequent to the 1984 Bond Issue.
Staff levels in the proposed Budget are lower by another 2-1/2 employees over the
1986-87 Fiscal Year. This results in full-time employee staffing of 147 employees.
This compares to an employee staffing level of 162 full-time positions in the 1984-85
Budget.
This proposed Budget does not provide for any salary increases for the employees. It
has now been over two years since any money was available for employee raises in the
Police Department and three years since other City employees have received any salary
adjustments.
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The proposed Budget does provide for $196,000 for Capital Outlay to purchase
equipment in the Sanitation, Police, Fire, E.M.S. and Parks Department.
All revenue and expenditure estimates are very close to what we expect. We realize
that for this Budget to work, we will have to monitor expenditures on a very close
basis. Through the cooperative effort of all the Staff we can make it work for
another year.
A copy of this Budget is available for public inspection in the office of the City
Secretary.
I recommend approval of this Budget as submitted.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Ronald J. Wicker
City Manager
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PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET $7,632,982
PROPOSED WATER & SEWER BUDGET $2,123,671
Pages from the Proposed Budget were projected on the screen with explanation of
various items by the City.
There being no questions from the audience, Mayor Reid closed the Hearing.
AJOURN
The Hearing adjourned at 8:30 P. M.
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this day of
G(iLc , A. D . , 1987.
ATTEST:
City Se tary