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CITY COUNCIL/POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
• May 3, 1982
1 . Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Mayor Phyllis
McQuaid at 6:30 p.m.
2. Roll Call The following City Council members were present
at roll call :
Ronald Backes Keith Meland
Lyle Hanks John Ralles
Jerrold Martin Phyllis McQuaid
Present from the Policy Advisory Committee were LaDonna Reynolds, Peva Gould,
Virginia Johnson, Betty Bothereau and Art Ingersoll .
The City Manager was also present.
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3. 1982-83 Community Education Budget
LaDonna Reynolds introduced the 1982-83 Community Education Budget. She
said that it reflected current financial constraints but also recognized
changing community needs. She also explained that if further cuts in state
and federal funds occurred, the Community Education budget would not be
balanced by returning to the City and School District for additional funding.
Betty Bothereau, Director of Community Education, said that the Community
Education program was planning ahead for possible cutbacks. She indicated
that efforts were being made to hold the line on expenses. She observed
that where there were new programs meeting changing community needs, ex-
pansion was being very carefully controlled.
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Councilman Ralles noted that the School District has had to absorb many
spending cuts. He asked if the Community Education program had been subject
to any of these cuts. She cited English As a Second Language and Time-Out
as two programs which had received cutbacks.
Councilman Ralles questioned the nineteen percent increase occurring in
the personnel costs for the coordinator and the director. The Community
Education Director explained that Community Education personnel received
the same ten percent .salary increase that was given to School District
employees. She also indicated that the nineteen percent figure included
various pay scale adjustments.
Councilman Ralles commented that the private sector has been freezing many
of its wage rates. He questioned why salaries were going up in the School
District.
The Community Education Director said that they could not freeze the Comwnunity
Education personnel as long as all other personnel units in the School
District were going up ten percent.
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Councilman Hanks asked if there had been any cuts in personnel in the
Community Education program. In response the Community Education Director
pointed out that the Community Education staff had taken on additional
programs. She explained that staff levels were equated to program levels.
Councilman Ralles asked to what extent tuition covered day-care expenses.
The Community Education Director said that the day-care program is self-
supporting.
Councilman Martin observed that the Community Education program could apply
rules of supply and demand to the fees that it charges for Community Ed-
ucation programs.
Mayor McQuaid commented that it was not merely a question of raising Com-
munity Education fees. She said that a number of these courses needed to
be within an affordable price range for middle-income families.
Councilman Hanks questioned if instructional costs for the Community
Education program were lower this year. The Community Education Director
said that instructional costs have held the line in the community schools
budget, but she indicated that other instructional fees were provided in
separate budgets like the aquatics budget. She indicated that all coordin-
ators had been asked to hold the line on instructional costs.
4. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
Mayor
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Sharon Klump , Re or ingcretary