PICKERINGTON CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010

CITY HALL, 100 LOCKVILLE ROAD

PUBLIC HEARING

7:15 P.M.

1. Call to Order: Mayor O’Brien opened the public hearing at 7:15 P.M.

2. Roll Call: Roll call was taken with the following members present: Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mr. Sauer, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Barletta, and Mayor O’Brien were present. Mr. Wisniewski was absent. Others present were: Bill Vance, Lynda Yartin, Chris Schornack, Chief Mike Taylor, Ed Drobina, Greg Bachman, Steve Smith, Jr., Linda Fersch, Michelle Hale, Jon Hale, Nate Ellis, Janet Thiede, Carol Carter, and others.

3. Purpose of the Public Hearing: Mayor O’Brien stated the purpose of this Public Hearing is to allow citizens a chance to voice any concerns and/or questions regarding the proposed 2011 Budget for the City of Pickerington.

4. Presentation to Council: Mr. Schornack stated he would speak briefly to the revenues and Mr. Vance would review the expense side of the budget. Mr. Schornack stated for revenues we are anticipating an income tax revenue increase of approximately two percent over the current year revenues, and we anticipate our cable franchise fees to increase approximately 10.3 percent. Mr. Schornack stated overall we are looking at about a 1.7 percent increase in our total revenues for our General Fund in 2011 compared to 2010.

Mr. Vance stated the expenditure highlights for the 2011 budget include the fact that the budget that was presented by the City Manager, in close coordination with the Finance Director, totaled approximately $7.2 million. Mr. Vance further stated to get to that point the City Manager has recommended not funding the position of Planning and Zoning Director, a Code Enforcement Officer, and a Building Inspector for 2011. Mr. Vance further stated in the 2011 budget Council has dedicated $200,000 for the anticipated engineering costs associated with the S.R. 256 safety grant should we receive that grant. He continued that an additional $200,000 was budgeted for additional debt reduction, and the budget included a one percent increase in the wages for the AFSCME and non-union employees, a 2.5 percent wage increase for the Police Department in relation to the FOP negotiations, a 6.73 percent increase in health insurance premiums, and the Health Savings Accounts being funded at $2,600 for family and $1,300 for single employees. Mr. Vance also stated in 2011 there will be $485,000 proposed to be paid down on General Fund note obligations and that is a reduction from $695,000 that was invested this fiscal year by Council to pay down that debt.

5. Resident Questions/Comments: There were no questions/comments.

6. Council Comments/Questions: There were no comments/questions.

7. Adjournment. There being nothing further Mayor O’Brien closed the Public Hearing at 7:22 P.M.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: ATTEST:

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Lynda D. Yartin, Municipal Clerk Mitch O’Brien, Mayor