04/18/1996 - Minutes City of Tigard, Oregon
Minutes of Budget Commitee meeting
Thursday, April 18, 1996
Members present: Brian Moore, Jim Nicoli, Ken Scheckla, Paul Hunt, George
Burgess, Joyce Patton, Craig Dirksen.
Absent: Suzanne Beardsley, Bob Rohlf, Deb Hinton
Staff present: Bill Monahan, City Administrator: Wayne Lowry, Director of
Finance.
The meeting began at 6:30 pm.
The minutes from the March 14, 1996 meeting were reviewed and approved.
Connie Haas was present from the Shelter for domestic violence. She explained the
County wide services provided by the agency. She also mentioned the loss of some
federal funding and some of the changes in the administration of their program.
Bill Monahan went over the budget message for 1996/97 and hit the highlights of the
budget proposal. Bill talked about the strength of revenues, new positions being
proposed, dedicated funds, facilities, disasters, water reservoir and rates, capital
equipment and training.
Paul asked if there were any funds in the proposal for facility design. Wayne explained
that the facility fund included $314,000 of appropriation for as yet unspecified
improvements and that the general fund contingency of $300,000 could be used but no
funds were specifically set aside for facility design.
The committee then began the discussion of social agency funding and the funding of
Arts and Events. Each request was discussed and then motions were made until the
majority of members present agreed with a funding level. The levels and the votes
were as follows:
Yes No
Broadway Rose 7,500 4 3
Balloon festival 5,000 4 3
Community Band 900 4 3
Grad Celebration 500 4 3
4th of July 4,000 6 1
Country Daze 5,000 5 2
Affairs of the Arts 500 5 2
Total Arts/Events 23,400
Interfaith 0 7 0
Dial A Ride 1 ,000 6 1
Tigard Seniors 16,000 4 3
Luke Dorf 7,500 4 3
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Shelter 2,100 6 1
is pe Crisis 500 6 1
TV Mental Health 24,000 6 1
WCCAO 8,000 4 3
Total Agencies 59,100
Interfaith will be offered the use of the TCYS building on Burnham in lieu of cash
contribution. The $10,000 capital contribution requested by interfaith was discussed
but no decision was made pending more information on the possible waiver of certain
fees and charges in the development process in lieu of cash.
Total amount allocated as set forth above $82,500.
The hearing on the use of state revenue sharing was opened. Wayne discussed state
revenues and called the committees attention to them in the general fund revenue
section. No citizens were present to testify. The hearing was closed.
Wayne then directed the committee to the proposed budget document and went
through the document to orient the committee members to its layout and organization.
Wayne briefly discussed the five year plan and the implementation of the new tax base.
The committee asked to have the cook park water project explained and be provided
with a summary of new positions.
The meeting was continued to 6:30pm Thursday, May 2, 1996. A light dinner will be
provided at 6:OOpm.