HomeMy WebLinkAboutBUDGET WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 3 ,2015COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
The Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana met for budget workshops in Room 101, 500
Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, Indiana at 5:00 pm, on Thursday September 3, 2015.
Council President Gill, with Vicki Conlin, City Clerk, called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm. The roll call
was conducted and those present were: Councilperson Smith, Councilperson Zastawny, Councilperson
Wadsworth, Councilperson Sellers, Councilperson Webb, Council President Gill, Councilperson Julius,
Councilperson Owen, and Councilperson Samuel.
Council President Gill opened the meeting stating the 2016 Budget proposed to the Council is not a
Revenue Funded Budget. Council President Gill spoke with both DLGF and SBOA on Monday August 31,
2015. Concern about this proposed budget using our revenue and leaving a reserve balance at the end
of 2016 with a revenue balance of $273,535.23 what the cost of the new Health Care Law, increase in
Property and Causality Liability and Health Care, the maintenance of the parks that use to be maintained
by Redevelopment Department. The Controller and Assistant Controller took areas of concern back to
the 2015 budget, removed the new employees requested and to wait for Circuit Breakers and a
deficiency in the 2016 verse the 2015 they plugged in the lower number.
Councilperson Smith requested the council work through department line item by line item and total
the reductions in each budgets. Council President Gill proceeded with the following Departments.
Mayor - $7,175.00
Department of Law - $4,774.00
Engineer - $12,150.000
Police - $110,000.00
Building Commissioner $9,236.00
Planning and Zoning - $2,000.00
City Council —$75,000.00
Finance Department - $14,392.00
Animal Shelter — $4,600.00
Vehicle Maintenance - $81,591.98
Information Technology - $19,500.00
City Clerk -$58,415.00
Fire Merit - $20,000.00
Police Merit — 0
Safety -$3,200.00
Human Resources - $18,500.00
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Board of Public Works - $39,000.00
City Hall - $5,000.00
TOTAL OF BUDGET CUTS THROUGH EACH DEPARTMENT $421,734.00
TOTAL BUDGET $31,470,073.98.
Councilperson Zastawny stated the Council will need to meet after the Tuesday September 8,2015
Council Meeting to review and cut the Parks Budget.
ADJOURNMENT
No further business Councilperson Samuel made the motion to ADJOURNED, seconded by
Councilperson Owen, passing on a vote of 9-0. Meeting adjourned at 7:54PM.
APPROVED BY:
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Lisa ill, President
Vicki Conlin, Clerk
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