HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/07/1983CITY COUNCIL.
TOWN OF LAS ALTOS HTJ.T.S
` 26379 FreOnt Road
Los Altos Hills, California
MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, June 7, 1983
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mayor van Tamelen called the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at
7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall.
A. ROLL CALL:
Present: mayor van Tamelen and Councilmenbers Allison, Perkins and Proft
Absent: Councilwoman Hillestad
Staff: City manager Ann Hinshaw, City Planner John Carlson and City Clerk
Pat Dowd
Press: Florence Pallakoff, Los Altos 'Town Crier
B. BUDGET STUDY SESSION•
The City manager presented a brief overview of the proposed budget before Council.
The following notations were made: 1) the capital improvement budget was not
included in the proposed budget; 2) a separate budget had been established for
the Town's wumittees; 3) fringe benefits were listed in the salary sections to
more accurately reflect Employee costs; and 4) maintenance costs of the Town
vehicles were allotted to the individual budgets.
Council discussed in general the budget before then, noting that it involved
the establishnmt of priorities and how to fund said priorities. Perkins asked
for a one-page suimery showing expenditures and revenues. Discussion was also
held concerning the possibility of adopting a preliminary budget until the audit
figures were available and then adopting a final budget. It was further agreed
that the budget should be updated throughout the year, perhaps on a quarterly
basis. Council also asked that each budget page be nuunbered and dated for clarifi-
cation purposes.
PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To place the proceeds from the Matadero Creek Subdivision
in the appropriate Tann funds rather than in the General Fund.
PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To change the 1982-83 proposed figures in the budget to
an actual best guess as to what the figures will be for that year.
Louise D onkert, 127431BlackMountain Road, expressed the opinion that the
fisting 'materials, supplies and services' was too much of a catch-all. There
should be more of a clarification of what services were involved. Mrs. Dronkert
also noted that the Finance Committee would be reviewing the budget for possible
suggestions as to format changes.
Lewis Throop, 27272�rne Park Lane, suggested additional explanations of
certain salary increases for dT +' ,cnts for purposes of clarification, i.e.
identification of personnel changes, department formats, etc.
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B. BUDGETSrljOy SESSION(continued):
�W Alma Wood, 12151 Stonebzoo�_ expressed concerns about the non -departmental
budget section and what items were included there' Mrs. Wood also asked
that Council consider financial support this year for the Los Altos Senior
Center. Council asked Mrs. Wood to submit a written request for financial
support.
Council further discussed how they Planned tc Proceed in reviewing the budget.
It Eras agreed that at the study session on Friday, Jane 10 the budget detail
would be discussed.
C. ADJOUf:
There being no further new or old business to discuss, the�ilYC Councillt7:00 p�
at 9:00 P.m. to an Mjourned Regular Meeting on Friday,
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia Dowd, City Clerk
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