Notes for the Work Session - 1-12-24

______________________________________________________________________________ CITY OF TIFFIN CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL – NOTES FOR WORK SESSION ITEMS January 12, 2024 • Katie Reierson will be at the work session to review with the council the City Logo options she and Lexi Luneckas have come up with as a result of the brand identity survey each of you completed. • At the December 5th council meeting we briefly talked about the potential changes that will need to be made to the 28E agreement for the Springmier Library as a result of the December Library Board meeting and the retirement of Kris Petersen. At this meeting, there was a representative from the State Library Association who discussed the process and procedure moving forward in reference to both the State Code and the City’s Library Ordinance. This was a very good meeting which Dr. Seymour and I followed up on to try and draft a revised 28E agreement. Attached is the draft agreement, Section 392.5 of the State Code and Chapter 21 of the City Code. Crystal and I discussed it on Friday and although we do not have a rent amount determined yet (item #2 – draft agreement) we would like to have the council review this document so it can be on the next regular agenda. With its potential approval, the City can proceed with hiring a Library Director (Kris’s replacement). • Wednesday of this week we got the 2023 taxable valuations for the FY 2024-2025 budget. The actual valuation increase was 13% but with the changes from HF 718, the City will only be able to recognize a valuation increase of 10%. At this point, I do not know what this increase will do to the levy rate, but as we have done for the last eight years, I will target a levy rate of $11.80.