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April 27, 2004
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<br /> Transportation - Staff as selected by Administration and the two new Council Members;
<br /> the motion was duly seconded and carried by the following vote, with all members
<br /> voting: Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - Cobbe, Dallas, Ferrill, Roop, Teague; Nays (0) - None.
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<br /> Council considered a report by Eric Monday, City Attorney, on the status of The
<br /> Harvest Foundation as a public or private entity. Mr. Monday stated that it is a private,
<br /> non-stock entity, with oversight from the Internal Revenue Service and the State
<br /> Attorney General's Office, focusing on the health, education, and general well-being and
<br /> welfare of the geographic area served by Memorial Hospital. It is in his opinion that
<br /> private individuals or entities have no legal standing to sue The Harvest Foundation.
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<br /> Wade Bartlett, Interim City Manager, presented the proposed FY05 budget. He
<br />stated, "The first path before you is a budget that attempts to stay our present course,
<br />providing the same services we presently provide to our citizens with few major
<br />changes, suggesting neither major cuts nor significant increases in revenue. The
<br />second path, certainly the most difficult for me to recommend, makes significant cuts in
<br />personnel and thus services available to our citizens. The third budget recommends
<br />meeting the challenges of rising costs through increases in some fees and taxes,
<br />including garbage collection rates, water and sewer rates, and retail sales for
<br />electricity." By general consensus, with no vote taken, Council adopted the following
<br />budget schedule:
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<br /> Wednesday, May 5, 2004, 11:00 A. M., Work Session
<br /> Thursday, May 6, 2004, 6:00 P. M., Work Session
<br /> Wednesday, May 12, 2004, 11:00 A. M., Work Session
<br /> Thursday, May 13, 2004, 11:00 A. M., Work Session
<br /> Monday, May 17, 2004, 6:00 P. M., Work Session
<br /> Monday, May 24, 2004, 6:00 P. M., Work Session
<br /> Tuesday, May 25, 2004, 7:30 P. M., Public Hearing, First Reading
<br /> Tuesday, June 8, 2004, 7:30 P. M., Second Hearing
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