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CAO Ron Whaley introduced Bruce Brown, who was in'the audience, to the council.
Mr. Brown is the Chief Accountant with the Finance Department.
Mr. Whaley reminded the council that there will be a presentation by the Finance
Department and the City Clerk's Office on Thursday, November 2nd. The Public
Works Department presentation will be on Saturday, November 4th.
There being no further business to come before council, the meeting was adjourned
at 10'! 20.
Irene Varney Mor , City Clerk Harve H". Harrison, Mayor
November 2, 1972
A special meeting had been called by the Mayor for presentation of his Budget
Message along with the Preliminary Budget for 1973.
Meeting was called to order by Mayor Harrison, with Council members Gellert,
Shipppn, Nordquist and Haines in attendance. Councilman Tuson arrived later.
Mayor Harrison stated that the purpose of this meeting was for a public hearing
on the preliminary budget for 1973. He then read his budget message and copies of
the 1973 Preliminary Budget were distributed to council. Comments were then invited.
No one in the audience wished to comment. The Mayor noted that he had spent the
past week giving this proposed preliminary budget careful analysis. One of the
proposals in the budget message was a total tax cut amounting to approximately
$174,600 or $28.00 per family for 1973. This would be accomplished by elimination
of the water utility tax, and a 3% reduction in the electric, telephone and gas
utility taxes. He stated that the budget can be balanced with these reductions
being offset by the revenues expected from the federal revenue sharing before the
end of 1973.
Councilman Gellert remarked that he was in favor of tax cuts. Councilman Nordquist
inquired if council would have an interview with each Department Head as in past
years, in order to discuss with -them their individual budgets. He suggested
setting this up on a one half hour basis per Department Head. Councilman Haines
agreed that if this was not scheduled, council would not have opportunity for this
particular input. A motion was then made by Councilman Nordquist, seconded by
Councilman Gellert that two special meetings be scheduled between council members
and department heads; November 9 and 16 at 7:30.; and council meet with half the
department heads on the first date, and the remaining ones on.the second. This
motion carried.
Councilman Gellert mentioned the bus services cost to the City of Edmonds, and
it was noted that the public transportation item would be on the November 7 regular
city council meeting.
Councilman Nordquist moved :that this special meeting be adjourned, and this was
seconded by Councilman Haines, and carried.
Meeting adjourned at 8:10 P.M.
Irene Varney Mora City Clerk
November 7, 1972
ROLL CALL
.Harve H. Harrison, Mayor
Regular meeting of the Edmonds City Council was called to order by Mayor Harve
Harrison with all council members present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the meeting of October 31 had been posted. - mailed and distributed.
Mayor Harrison noted that under "Council'Participation", in paragraph 3, he
would prefer that the phrase "and bring it up to surface" be omitted from his
sentence. The minutes were then approved as corrected.
COUNCIL PARTICIPATION
Councilman Tuson asked the City Engineer how soon the contractor, or whoever is
responsible, would be installing lights to illuminate the stretch of.state highway
where the ferry access turns on Fifth. Engineer Larson answered that although
the contract would allow installation within the year, the State has contacted
the PUD to install lights there in the near future, and therefore it was probable
that this would be taken care of soon. Councilman Tuson was concerned with the
poor visibility and cautioned that with icy conditions, this
would be an extremely dangerous section without sufficient lighting.
Councilman Nordquist stated that he understood that since the budget hearing last