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Special Council Meeting <br />3-10-08 <br />Page 13 <br />appropriate things to look at cost. He has not seen those numbers. We have not collectively seen <br />what those numbers will be, but he is assuming they are going to be relatively modest. The last <br />thing he wants to do is say not to go forward with that. On the other hand, that is something we <br />have to look at very seriously. Whether we delay it a year or not, or indefinitely which he would <br />not recommend. At the very least, we can say that is a separate decision of itself. <br />Council President Buckholtz asked what is in this budget for the police station. Mr. Brett <br />replied $4.5 million. For the purposes of discussing debt, we put in a$2 million stop gap <br />borrowing. In the budget document, he does not have $2 million being spent on the police <br />station in addition to what is already there. <br />Mayor Rinker asked if everyone understood this. This worksheet is to show the $2 <br />million stop gap. The budget does not include it. Council President Buckholtz asked if it is $2 <br />million of the $4.5. Mayor Rinker replied, the $2 million of the $6.5. <br />Dr. Parker asked with the worksheet including that stop gap, in terms of the additional <br />revenues needed for here, how much is it? Are we talking a few hundred thousand dollars a <br />year over so many years. Mr. Brett said we are. Dr. Parker said when you look at the overall <br />budget, we are looking at $200,000.00. Mr. Brett said it will be about a 7-8 year window when <br />things will loosen up. <br />Mr. Marquardt said you are already projecting a drop in your carryover funding by <br />$300,000.00 by the end of the year. You start adding that up and you run about $1 million in <br />canyover. Mr. Brett asked if this was in the bond retirement. Mr. Marquardt said the general <br />fund. It has been the same amount for as long as he can remember. The general fund is getting <br />closer to the edge. Council President Buckholtz asked if there were any further questions. There were none. <br /> <br />Council President Buckholtz stated that the only thing he would ask is is there anything <br />more we are going to do with this budget from now until the end of the month. Is it reasonable <br />to put it to a vote tonight. <br />Mayor Rinker requested it be put to a vote given the numbers of people here tonight that <br />we won't have next week. Council President Buckholtz stated he is concerned about the next <br />meeting. He will not be here on the 17th and Tommy will not be here. If someone gets sick or <br />something unforeseen happens, we will have to throw together another meeting. We have <br />talked about this. If we want to say it, we would like to plan for this budget to be out February <br />of next year. That has been a concern that everyone has brought if not once, to everyone's <br />attention. The fact is is that these are the way the numbers came in. With some of the numbers <br />we have gotten as late as tonight, are there any questions or any answers that are going to <br />change between now and next week? Mr. Brett indicated probably not. <br />Mr. Marquardt stated he is not happy with being pushed into a thing where you get <br />numbers one night and you have to vote on it. Mr. Brett stated he is willing to meet every night