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390 ni <br /> October 15,1974 <br /> The Everetty council Buds s called to ora 7:00 City <br /> at theHall n October1 1974,with Era <br /> e dg Committee Chairman Pete dine and all Councilmen na esident A <br /> flinch hearing: bed the following guidelines.wouldheCouncilman Rucker. <br /> the budget <br /> ;� <br /> I 91 <br /> 1 e will be conducted under Roberta Ru of Order.b ,� <br /> 2 issues will takequorum of fou order to.decide the issue <br /> Councilman callsfora question o any issue a roll call Will be �/ <br /> held andadec sea by the vote n <br /> con order c bring back assn a <br /> Councilman ting on the prevailingside must make the motionid reconsider. <br /> Mayor Anderson then introduced Edward McMillan,.a Chief H for the <br /> National <br /> heonoyfhtpgabouteconomy Of the nation and <br /> ally the economy ohePuetnarea. <br /> President Aldemft-came in at this time and Councilman Michelson asked t <br /> be excused. <br /> Millan felt we <br /> e better situated in this area than the rest o£ <br /> the country,mainly because of the lumber,cheap power,farming industry, <br /> Boeings and foreign sales,etc. He reviewed some of the problems <br /> recently such as interest r d the housing problem and forcaat what <br /> would happen in ther future,an <br /> councilman Michelsonreturnedthis time. <br /> ayor Andersen then gave thed following budget message: <br /> Total revenuen wed.to decline while expenses a sharply. Thus, <br /> o present iC cil a balanced budget a required bya <br /> in <br /> a reductions a Bary. These reductions been <br /> made a all operating and utility divisions to reflect average <br /> expenses10percent lower than equivalent 1974 budge[levels. Since the <br /> provision of municipalservices is very labor intensive, <br /> ranging to a <br /> high of 05 percent of costs gand benefits and a raging 76 percent, <br /> reductions in force will be necessary L 975 budget restrictions. <br /> Therefore the current budget ordinance authorization of 612 full time <br /> employees i ommended to be reduced to 532 with only minimal pro- <br /> visions <br /> - <br /> visfons for any p t time,temporary or vacation relief employees. <br /> An ora about expenses ane to world-Wide and nation-wide <br /> mmicicpheavlaa,a ordinary expense i and m of living <br /> increases a with jolting abruptnessew increases <br /> are our <br /> abilities toeprovide ilevels o d by the 19,4 budget <br /> supplemental a chronicling a pricing adjustments..and wage <br /> benefit adjustmentsiwill bemadeavailable by the Budget s Finance <br /> Director. <br /> The foregoing necessitates the measures described in the earlier paragraph. <br /> An additional word also about revenue 2h1975 budget has been prepared <br /> without projecting any tax increases or se s <br /> fee increases with the <br /> exception o£et insist which n sarilyt <br /> mus he set asidefor deliberation <br /> til after vv <br /> ember 5,1974.ec However,the Budget ande <br /> e Director <br /> will provide Nov <br /> comprehensive matrix of tax ordinance and iuser fee <br /> with <br /> incremental increases and the resulting revenue yields indicated for <br /> possible as may be judged appropr <br /> ii <br />