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SPECIAL MEETING/BUDGET HEARING
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
30 NOVEMBER 1976
A special meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Vail, Colorado,
was convened at 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, November 30, 1976, in the Vail
Municipal Building Council Chambers, as a public hearing on the
proposed 1977 Budget and Financial Plan.
Mayor John Dobson and the following councilmembers were present:
John Donovan
Bill Heimbach
Bob Ruder
Bill Wilto
Kathy Klug
Others present included:
Terrell J. Minger, Town Manager
Larry Rider, Town Attorney
Stan Bernstein, Finance Director
Bob Manzanares, Personnel Director
The Town Manager briefly explained that the budget is basically a
"comprehensive plan" for the Town of Vail expressed in financial terms.
He announced that a'�second hearing on the proposed 1977 Budget would
be held at the next regular meeting of the Council on December 7, 1976,
at which time the ordinance adopting the 1977 Budget would be considered
on first reading. He encouraged the public to attend that meeting.
Mr. Manzanares then discussed the proposed salary scale for Town of
Vail employees. He stated that the process of determining salaries
involved computing a state-wide average for the various positions, then
adding a 15% cost of living differential to the Vail salaries. He added
that a 6% cost of living increase was awarded across the board to all
employees this year. He then explained the merit system of personnel
evaluation adopted last year by the Council and announced that 42 of
140 employees had received merit increases amounting to another 5%.
He stated that the study and his figures were available to anyone who
wished to see them.
Mr. Minger then commended Stan Bernstein on a job well done in drafting
the proposed budget. He explained that the process involved individual
sessions between each department head, Mr. Bernstein and himself, after
which each department head met in special work session with the Council
to iron out the final proposed document.
Mr. Bernstein then went through the proposed budget fund by fund. He
stated that $2.15 million was projected for the 1977 General Fund, and
that all funds show a 7% increase over 1976. He added that the mill
levy had been decreased from to to compensate for the increased
assessments required by the State Board of Equalization. He also stated
that the proposed budget reflected a cutback in projected revenues to
accommodate the loss of Thanksgiving sales tax. There were no questions
from the floor.
Mayor Dobson announced Councilwoman Kathy K1ug`s resignation to be effective
within a few weeks so that she may accompany her husband to his new job in
Bend, Oregon. The Council offered its best wishes.
With no further business, the meeting ad' r e t 8• P
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