City Of Albion

City Council Study Session

November 11, 2008

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor William M. Wheaton opened the Study Session at 7:00 p.m.

II.       ROLL CALL

Betty Branche (2), Ken Waito (3), Andy Zblewski (4), Cheryl Krause (5), George Strander (6) and Mayor William M. Wheaton.  Ron Gant (1) was absent.

Administration:  Mike Herman, City Manager; Kevin Markovich, Director of Public Services; Kerry Helmick, Finance Director/City Clerk/City Treasurer; John Tracy, Code Enforcement Officer; Dan Strowbridge, Albion Public Safety Lieutenant and Mark Robison, City Attorney.

Council Member-Elect Thorland Bradley (3) and Mayor-Elect Joseph Domingo were also present.

III.     DISCUSSION

            A.         2009 Proposed City Budget.

City Manager Herman gave an overview of the 2008 year-to-date and estimated year-end figures and highlighted key points of the proposed 2009 budget.

Additional comments were received from Council Members Zblewski, Strander and Krause, Mayor Wheaton, City Manager Herman, Director of Public Services Markovich, Finance Director/City Clerk Helmick, Lieutenant Strowbridge, City Attorney Robison, Council Member-Elect Bradley and Mayor-Elect Domingo.

IV.       ADJOURNMENT

Krause moved, Branche supported, CARRIED, to adjourn the Study Session.  (6-0, rcv).

Mayor Wheaton adjourned the Study Session at 8:41 p.m.

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date                                                                Kerry Helmick

                                                                        City Clerk