HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-27-1993 City Council Minutes MINUTES
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
TIME: Thursday, May 27, 1993 - 7:30~D.m.
PLACE: City Hall Administration Meeting Room, 13777 Fruitvale Ave.
TYPE: Adjourned Regular Meeting/Joint Meeting with Finance Committee
1. Roll Call
Councilmembers Burger, Kohler, Monia, Tucker and Mayor Anderson were
present. Finance Committee members Hilton, Jameson, Koen, Low and
Ousley were present.
Staff members present: City Manager Peacock, Finance Director Shriver,
Planning Director Curtis, Maintenance Director Trinidad, Assistant to
the City Manager King.
2. Report of City Clerk on Posting of Agenda
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was
properly posted on May 21. The notice of adjournment from the May 19
Council meeting was properly posted on May 20.
3. Review of Committee Mission Statement
Finance Committee Chair Hilton reviewed the Mission STatement of the
Finance Committee , compared functions Of the Committee as compared to
those in other communities. He reviewed the role of Belmont committee
and reasons why this model is not right for Saratoga. The conclusion
of the Committee was that the current role should remain unchanged.
Possible work for the future:
a. Lobby the State
b. Review revenue sources and base compared to other communities,
fees, taxes, mix of revenues.
c. Evaluate reserve policy and taxing stance if fiscal crisis
.continues and gets worse next year and basic services are
threatened further.
d. Examine larger issues and trends on a quarterly basis and
possible impact on the City budget. (Note: To be added as #5
to Mission Statement.)
e. Invite Council to sit in on auditor exit interview.
f. Look at ways to restructure benefits to get bigger bang for the
buck, save city money and help out employees at the same time,
compare city with rest of the world in terms of benefits.
g. Contracting for services vs. in-house--What do others do? What
are opportunities?
4. Review of City Budget for 1993-95
The Committee discussed budget changes with the Council. The Council
requested that the management expense allowance be tied to salary
distribution throughout the budget.
Staff was asked to re-examine self-insured medical costs, which
appeared to be estimated at too low a level.
There was consensus for the Council to meet in closed session at 7:00
p.m. on June 2 to discuss personnel matters related to employee
evaluation.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Harry R.
City Clerk