SPECIAL
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, June 15, 2017, at 6:00 P.M.
City Hall Commission Chambers
106 N. 12th Street
1. Call to Order.--
All commissioners present: Garrett, Shafer, York, Bateman & Francis
2. PUBLIC HEARING on proposed Fiscal Year 2017-2018 General Fund Budget.
-- Again (as at June
5th fee increase recommendation discussion) I have a full page
of notes explaining the need for base rate fee increases (below) and
the overall budget ... I will summarize as an issue of years of decreased
city revenue due to "fair" weather decreasing utility customer
usage and increased cost of city services. There was also a GRDA increase
that the city had been absorbing rather than pass on previously. It
is "not a spending problem" according to City Manager Pam
Polk who presented the case for the fee increases. She stated most
department request for new equipment were removed from the new budget
with the exception of a new ambulance. There will be no raises (again)
for city employees. There were only about 5 non-city staff in the
audience for the "public hearing". Phil Ostrander asked
if utility customers would get relief later if city revenue improved?
Pam Polk said the rates would be reviewed yearly and relief was a
possibility. 65% of the budget ($2.4 million) is for public safety.
And also note these are fixed monthly base fee increases ... not per
unit used rates. The new and old rates
are listed in a table below the following agenda.
3. Discussion, consideration and possible action to approve Resolution
Number 2017-05 increasing City of Collinsville Electric Rates. --
Approved (with a lone NO vote by Garrett).
4. Discussion, consideration and possible action to approve Resolution
Number 2017-06 increasing City of Collinsville Water Rates. --
Approved
5. Discussion, consideration and possible action to approve Resolution
Number 2017-07 increasing City of Collinsville Administration Fee.
-- Approved
6. Discussion, consideration and possible action to approve Resolution
Number 2017-08 increasing City of Collinsville Sewer Rates. --
Approved
7. Discussion, consideration and possible action to approve Resolution
Number 2017-09 increasing City of Collinsville Storm Water & Streets
Rates. -- Approved
8. Discussion, consideration and possible action to approve Resolution
Number 2017-10 increasing City of Collinsville EMS Fees. --
Approved
9. Discussion, consideration and possible action to approve Fiscal
Year 2017-2018 General Fund Budget by approving Resolution Number
2017-11. -- Approved
10. Adjournment. -- 7:35pm
Posted on City Hall Bulletin Board Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 4:30
p.m.by Angela McGinnis, City Clerk