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<br />hard time with the idea of saying `we need another $100,000 for this and another
<br />$100,000 for that. Councilman Worthen told Mrs. Welker the council had made some
<br />obligations from the Food and Beverage Fund, providing hopefully Boyd Heights
<br />Subdivision with sanitary lines at an estimate of $110,000 to $] 80,000, and in the past
<br />have improved the infrastructure of the sanitary lines in the north end of town, an
<br />ongoing project currently on Jefferson Street between Morgan and Washington Streets,
<br />Marley Woods Subdivision. He said he didn't know exact prices, the projects were bid
<br />and one of them was done and paid for. He said the first project was $250,000. Joe
<br />Beikman told the audience the total for last year was $389,000 and the list he gave the
<br />council for this year for the other section was right at $600,000. Councilman Worthen
<br />said he did want to use the Food and Beverage money far these projects. Mrs. Welker
<br />said she wanted to go back to the CCD Fund. Councilman Mathis said early projections
<br />on the church show it will take over a million dollars to finish. Mrs. Welker then asked
<br />how much money was in the T1F District Funds. The Clerk-Treasurer said the balance in __ _
<br />TIF 1 was $601,961 and TIF 2 has $149,652. Mrs. Welker asked since the church was in
<br />a TIF District, can that money be used to finish the church, because that money was to be
<br />used in a TIF District. Councilman Mathis said this was true, but that would have to go
<br />to the Redevelopment Commission for that decision, the Town Council does not make
<br />that decision. Mrs. Welker said she would like to say to all of the council that three-
<br />fourths of the Town has been encompassed into the TIF District and economic
<br />development has no advantage to the taxpayers. You can say it creates jobs,, yes, it does,
<br />but the taxpayers fund all of this, it is corporate welfare. The Town is out here putting in
<br />water towers, we are giving this and that, and it is out of our tax dollars, especially when
<br />they have abatements.. She said, as you are looking at these funds we the taxpayers are
<br />supporting all of this. When those funds are sitting there, they need to be used first and
<br />lessen the burden on the taxpayer. Councilman Mathis said, from a taxpayer's situation
<br />the Town of Mooresville, as far as he was concerned, has not significantly raised the
<br />taxes, but have strived to stay even. Mrs. Welker said as assessment goes up the tax rate
<br />should go down. Mrs. Welker said she was just asking if some of the funds could be
<br />adjusted out of this budget. Marty Witte told the council that as property values drop ar
<br />go flat, it sounded Like the Town was going to have more need for money which would
<br />push the tax base up and the tax rate would rise. Councilman Bryant asked President
<br />Dvlen how many more budgets were to be presented. President Dolen said there were
<br />MVH, Police Department, and CCD. Councilman Bryant said he wanted to stay with the
<br />Town Hall Budget and discuss what Mrs. Welker is talking about. Mrs. Welker said she
<br />was asking the council to give up the $200,000 in the 400's of the Town Hall budget. - -
<br />Councilman Bryant said if we remove the $200,000, that would lower the tax rate about 6
<br />cents. Councilman Clark said that was not very much. Mrs. Welker said that was quite a
<br />bit and Councilman Bryant said that was quite a bit, President Dolen echoed the same
<br />words. The Clerk-Treasurer said if we collected 75% of the taxes this year, right now the
<br />tax rate is 77 cents, and deleting the $200,000 would automatically take the rate down to
<br />71 cents. Tf more taxes are collected the rate will drop on dawn. Councilman Bryant said
<br />if 871/2% of the taxes were collected the rate would drag to 64 cents. The Clerk-
<br />Treasurer said 100% of taxes collected would bring the rate down to 60 cents and this
<br />includes the $200,000. Councilman Worthen said he wasn't ready to put a tots( an the
<br />Town Hall Budget until the rest of the budgets were reviewed, then this may be a good
<br />place to come back to and maybe there are some projects that are needed and can be
<br />named. and those numbers can be plugged in somewhere else.
<br />Councilman Mathis presented the Police Department budget. He reported to the council
<br />he had met with Chief Viles and no new personnel is expected. The council had
<br />previously approved the hiring of the 21.5` officer, which has not been hired as of yet.
<br />Councilman Mathis said the salary structure was re-adjusted and there was. a reduction of
<br />$5000 in the part-time communications off cers line item giving a total reduction in
<br />salaries of $20,697.00. Social Security taxes were reduced $10,000 due to the
<br />adjustments in the salaries and the officers only have medicare deducted from the pay.
<br />Line item 221, gas & oil, based an the fund report, was reduced to $40,000. Garbage
<br />collection was reduced $500, travel and expenses was reduced $2000, Health insurance
<br />was reduced $175,].00.00, other insurance reduced $21.,000, electricity reduced $500, gas
<br />heat reduced by $3500, and building structure repair reduced by $2500. The total Police
<br />budget stands at 1,812,003.00.
<br />Clerk-Treasurer Sandy Perry, explained the CCD budget. The amount of levy on the
<br />CCD budget is always figured at the maximum tax rate of $ .OS by Town of Mooresville
<br />ordinance, which set up the fund and the tax commission most always figures the levy.
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