05-08,10-17 City Council Budget Work Session MinutesKALISPELL CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORK SESSION MINUTES
MAY 8 & 10, 2017
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A BUDGET WORK SESSION OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD AT 6:00
PM ON MONDAY, MAY 8, 2017, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL IN
KALISPELL, MONTANA. MAYOR MARK JOHNSON PRESIDED. COUNCIL MEMBERS
JIM ATKINSON, SANDY CARLSON, KARI GABRIEL, CHAD GRAHAM, PHIL
GUIFFRIDA, TIM KLUESNER, ROD KUNTZ, AND WAYNE SAVERUD WERE
PRESENT.
Also present: City Manager Doug Russell, Finance Director Rick Wills, Public Works Director Susie
Turner, City Engineer Keith Haskins, and Budget Resource Manager Terri Loudermilk.
Mayor Johnson called the work session to order.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Review — Part 1-- General Overview and Public Works
Russell gave an overview of the budget, stating that it is $80,000,000, with $10,000,000 in the
TIGER Grant and $20,000,000 in capital. He said there is a $260,000 difference between revenue
and expenditures.
Russell then turned the discussion over to Turner, who presented a PowerPoint regarding each
section of Public Works' budget.
Turner, Loudermilk and Wills answered questions.
There was discussion.
Russell noted the Solid Waste division will begin to observe all City holidays beginning on
Memorial Day due to the landfill's holiday changes.
A suggestion was made for a work session regarding solid waste after the budget cycle is complete.
There was discussion regarding impact fees and the direction council would like to take them.
Russell suggested adjourning for the evening and picking up the discussion on Wednesday, May 10.
Public Comment
None.
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MAYOR/COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER REPORTS
None.
ADJOURN
The work session was adjourned at 9:53 p.m. and was reconvened at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May
10, 2017.
RECONVENE
A BUDGET WORK SESSION OF THE KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL WAS
RECONVENED AT 6:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2017 IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL IN KALISPELL, MONTANA. MAYOR MARK JOHNSON
PRESIDED. COUNCIL MEMBERS JIM ATKINSON, SANDY CARLSON, KARI
GABRIEL, CHAD GRAHAM, PHIL GUIFFRIDA, TIM KLUESNER, ROD KUNTZ, AND
WAYNE SAVERUD WERE PRESENT.
Also present: City Manager Doug Russell, Finance Director Rick Wills, Fire Chief Dave Dedman,
Police Chief Roger Nasset, Planning Director Tom Jentz, Community Development Manager
Katharine Thompson, Information Technology Director Erika Billiet, and Parks Director Chad
Fincher.
Mayor Johnson called the second budget work session to order.
Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Review -- Part 2 -- Fire/EMS Department, Police Department,
Building/Planning Department, Community and Economic Development Department,
Information Technology Department, and Parks Department
Russell detailed the various departmental budgets, beginning with the fire department and emergency
medical services.
Dedman answered questions.
Russell suggested setting up a committee similar to the growth policy committee in order to look at
the variables associated with emergency medical services and how we approach it long term.
There was discussion.
Russell discussed the various grants held by the fire department.
Russell then went over the police department budget.
Nasset answered questions.
There was discussion.
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Russell discussed the various public safety grants.
Nasset answered additional questions and gave a brief report on the K-9 unit, Officers Parce and
Cairo.
Russell discussed the planning department's budget.
Jentz answered questions.
There was discussion regarding holding a work session about long term residential rental business
licensing.
Russell described the building department budget.
Jentz answered additional questions.
Russell then detailed community development's budget.
Various community development funds were then discussed and Thompson and Wills answered
questions.
Thompson then brought council up to speed on the TIGER Grant and Rail Park activity.
Various grants and TIF Districts were discussed.
Russell remarked that, regarding the Airport TIF, a joint meeting with the Airport Users group could
be held at the second work session in June.
There was further discussion.
Russell then presented the various park budgets and Fincher answered questions.
There was discussion.
Russell described the 911 budget and noted it will increase; Mayor Johnson requested that council
attend the June 14, 2017 Board meeting if possible.
Russell detailed the city manager budget and answered questions.
Russell explained that human resources has a health insurance broker listed under contract services if
it becomes necessary.
Russell described the clerk, finance, and council budgets and answered questions.
Russell noted we may be looking at a part-time contracted attorney position if the numbers come
back good because the workload is very high. He said the legal department is not yet ready for a full-
time position.
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Russell noted the municipal court's budget does not have a lot of changes.
Russell concluded with the information technology budget and Billiet answered questions regarding
increases.
There was further discussion and Russell answered various additional questions.
Public Comment
None.
MAYOR/COUNCIL/CITY MANAGER REPORTS
None.
ADJOURN
The work session was adjourned at 9:56 p.m.
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