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Regular City Council Meeting <br />August 7, 2003 <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />The meeting was reconvened at 5:05 P.M. <br /> <br />Resolution No. 2003-126, acknowledging the formal receipt of the 2003-2004 <br />Certified Appraisal Roll for tax appraisal purposes; making other finding and <br />provisions related to the subject, and declaring an effective date, was presented. <br />A motion was made by Councilman Weekly, seconded by Councilman Bell for <br />approval of the resolution. The motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nays. <br /> <br />Mayor Fendley called for the presentation of the City Manager's Proposed <br />Budget. <br /> <br />City Manager Malone advised that they had prepared the proposed budget for <br />October 1, 2003, to September 30, 2004. The City Manager said as the <br />Council directed in the previous meeting, he is submitting this proposed budget <br />with no increase in the present tax rate and the cost of living provided to all <br />employees as directed. He said the cost of living figured into the document is <br />3.43%, which is equal to the CPI for the past 24 months. As the Council is <br />aware, there was not a cost of living increase in the 2002-2003 budget, and that <br />is how he selected that figure. City Manager Malone said he would <br />recommend that the employees have a 5% cost of living increase. But it would <br />not be possible to keep the same tax rate unless there were adjustments to other <br />expenditures or sources of other revenue such as fees. He said based on their <br />projections, this budget would meet the charge that the Council gave him. <br /> <br />City Manager Malone advised that each department head had submitted their <br />budget and they were very careful in making their requests, and there are some <br />requests that are not included in this budget. He said that the public safety <br />departments, Police, Fire, and EMS, were all recommending a 5% pay increase <br />each year for this year and the next two years, and that might be an issue the <br />Council might wish to discuss in future meetings. He said that they can discuss <br />other capital needs that have gone unmet with this proposed budget. <br /> <br />City Manager Malone said there are a number of items in the budget to give the <br /> <br /> <br />