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NOTICE OF THE
SPECIAL SESSION OF
THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
TIME: 5:30 P.M.
WHEN: TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012
WHERE: FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
16705 E. AVENUE OF THE FOUNTAINS, FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ
Councilmembers of the Town of Fountain Hills will attend either in person or by telephone conference call; a quorum of
the Town’s various Commissions or Boards may be in attendance at the Council meeting.
“Notice is hereby given that pursuant to A.R.S. § 1-602.A.9, subject to certain specified statutory exceptions, parents
have a right to consent before the State or any of its political subdivisions make a video or audio recording of a minor
child. Meetings of the Town Council are audio and/or video recorded and, as a result, proceedings in which children are
present may be subject to such recording. Parents, in order to exercise their rights may either file written consent with
the Town Clerk to such recording, or take personal action to ensure that their child or c hildren are not present when a
recording may be made. If a child is present at the time a recording is made, the Town will assume that the rights
afforded parents pursuant to A.R.S. § 1-602.A.9 have been waived.”
PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL
Anyone wishing to speak before the Council must fill out a speaker’s card and submit it to the Town
Clerk prior to Council discussion of that Agenda item. Speaker Cards are located in the Council
Chamber Lobby and near the Clerk’s position on the dais.
Speakers will be called in the order in which the speaker cards were received either by the Clerk or the
Mayor. At that time, speakers should stand and approach the podium. Speakers are asked to state
their name prior to commenting and to direct their comments to the Presiding Officer and not to
individual Councilmembers. Speakers’ statements should not be repetitive. If a speaker chooses not
to speak when called, the speaker will be deemed to have waived his or her opportunity to speak on
the matter. Speakers may not (i) reserve a portion of their time for a later time or (ii) transfer any
portion of their time to another speaker.
If there is a Public Hearing, please submit the speaker card to speak to that issue during the Public
Hearing.
Individual speakers will be allowed three contiguous minutes to address the Council. Time limits may
be waived by (i) discretion of the Town Manager upon request by the speaker not less than 24 hours
prior to a Meeting, (ii) consensus of the Council at Meeting or (iii) the Mayor either prior to or
during a Meeting. Please be respectful when making your comments. If you do not comply with
these rules, you will be asked to leave.
Mayor Jay T. Schlum
Councilmember Dennis Brown Councilmember Tait D. Elkie
Councilmember Dennis Contino Councilmember Cassie Hansen
Vice Mayor Ginny Dickey Councilmember Henry Leger
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CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL – Mayor Jay T. Schlum
1. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2012-06, declaring and adopting the results of the
Primary/Special Recall Election held on March 13, 2012.
2. DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE DIRECTION related to any item included in the League
of Arizona Cities and Towns weekly LEGISLATIVE BULLETINS (Issues 1 – 10).
3. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION related to the PRELIMINARY TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS BUDGET for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, including all
proposed revenues, expenditures and new programs for all Governmental funds.
4. ADJOURNMENT.
DATED this 15th day of March 2011.
Bevelyn J. Bender, Town Clerk
The Town of Fountain Hills endeavors to make all public meetings accessible to persons with disabilities. Please call
480-816-5100 (voice) or 1-800-367-8939 (TDD) 48 hours prior to the meeting to request a reasonable accommodation
to participate in this meeting or to obtain agenda information in large print format. Supporting documentation and staff
reports furnished the Council with this agenda are available for review in the Clerk’s office.
REVISED: 3/19/12
NOTICE OF THE
SPECIAL SESSION OF
THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN COUNCIL
TIME: 5:30 P.M.
WHEN: TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012
WHERE: FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
16705 E. AVENUE OF THE FOUNTAINS, FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ
Councilmembers of the Town of Fountain Hills will attend either in person or by telephone conference call; a quorum of
the Town’s various Commissions or Boards may be in attendance at the Council meeting.
“Notice is hereby given that pursuant to A.R.S. § 1-602.A.9, subject to certain specified statutory exceptions, parents
have a right to consent before the State or any of its political subdivisions make a video or audio recording of a minor
child. Meetings of the Town Council are audio and/or video recorded and, as a result, proceedings in which children are
present may be subject to such recording. Parents, in order to exercise their rights may either file written consent with
the Town Clerk to such recording, or take personal action to ensure that their child or children are not present when a
recording may be made. If a child is present at the time a recording is made, the Town will assume that the rights
afforded parents pursuant to A.R.S. § 1-602.A.9 have been waived.”
PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL
Anyone wishing to speak before the Council must fill out a speaker’s card and submit it to the Town
Clerk prior to Council discussion of that Agenda item. Speaker Cards are located in the Council
Chamber Lobby and near the Clerk’s position on the dais.
Speakers will be called in the order in which the speaker cards were received either by the Clerk or the
Mayor. At that time, speakers should stand and approach the podium. Speakers are asked to state
their name prior to commenting and to direct their comments to the Presiding Officer and not to
individual Councilmembers. Speakers’ statements should not be repetitive. If a speaker chooses not
to speak when called, the speaker will be deemed to have waived his or her opportunity to speak on
the matter. Speakers may not (i) reserve a portion of their time for a later time or (ii) transfer any
portion of their time to another speaker.
If there is a Public Hearing, please submit the speaker card to speak to that issue during the Public
Hearing.
Individual speakers will be allowed three contiguous minutes to address the Council. Time limits may
be waived by (i) discretion of the Town Manager upon request by the speaker not less than 24 hours
prior to a Meeting, (ii) consensus of the Council at Meeting or (iii) the Mayor either prior to or
during a Meeting. Please be respectful when making your comments. If you do not comply with
these rules, you will be asked to leave.
Mayor Jay T. Schlum
Councilmember Dennis Brown Councilmember Tait D. Elkie
Councilmember Dennis Contino Councilmember Cassie Hansen
Vice Mayor Ginny Dickey Councilmember Henry Leger
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CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL – Mayor Jay T. Schlum
1. CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2012-06, declaring and adopting the results of the
Primary/Special Recall Election held on March 13, 2012.
2. DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE DIRECTION related to any item included in the League
of Arizona Cities and Towns weekly LEGISLATIVE BULLETINS (Issues 1 – 10).
3. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION related to the PRELIMINARY TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS BUDGET for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, including all
proposed revenues, expenditures and new programs for all Governmental funds.
4. ADJOURNMENT.
DATED this 15th day of March 2011.
Bevelyn J. Bender, Town Clerk
The Town of Fountain Hills endeavors to make all public meetings accessible to persons with disabilities. Please call
480-816-5100 (voice) or 1-800-367-8939 (TDD) 48 hours prior to the meeting to request a reasonable accommodation
to participate in this meeting or to obtain agenda information in large print format. Supporting documentation and staff
reports furnished the Council with this agenda are available for review in the Clerk’s office.
1679608.4
RESOLUTION NO. 2012-06
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, DECLARING AND ADOPTING THE
RESULTS OF THE PRIMARY/SPECIAL RECALL ELECTION HELD ON
MARCH 13, 2012.
WHEREAS, the Town of Fountain Hills (the “Town”) did hold a primary and special
recall election by mail ballot on March 13, 2012, for the purpose of the nomination/election of
the Mayor and three Councilmembers (the “Primary”) and to determine if Councilmember Leger
was to be recalled and, if so, who would succeed him (the “Special Recall Election”); and
WHEREAS, the Primary and Special Recall Election returns have been presented to and
have been canvassed by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Fountain Hills.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS as follows:
SECTION 1. The total number of registered voters was 16,043; the number ballots cast
at the Primary/Special Recall Election was 6,249, and the number of ballots rejected was 86, the
rate of return was 38.95%.
SECTION 2. The votes cast for the candidates for Mayor were as follows:
NAME TOTAL
Kavanagh, Linda 3,821
Write-ins 586
SECTION 3. The votes cast for the candidates for Councilmember were as follows:
NAME TOTAL
Brown, Dennis 2,388
Contino, Dennis 2,398
DePorter, Nick 1,999
Hansen, Cassie 3,479
Nickum, Mary J. 1,513
Ordowski, Nancy 1,925
Yates, Cecil 2,413
Write-ins 34
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SECTION 4. It is hereby found, determined and declared of record, that the following
candidates for Mayor and Councilmember did receive a majority of all votes cast by the electors
of the Town at the Primary Election and are hereby issued certificates of election:
MAYOR: Kavanagh, Linda
COUNCILMEMBER: Hansen, Cassie
SECTION 5. It is hereby found, determined and declared of record, that the following
candidates for Councilmember did not receive a majority of all votes cast by the electors of the
Town at the Primary Election and are hereby issued letters declaring nomination. The Town
Clerk is hereby directed to forward the following candidate names to Maricopa County Elections
Department for inclusion on the Town of Fountain Hills’ May 15, 2012, General Election ballot:
COUNCILMEMBER: Brown, Dennis
COUNCILMEMBER: Contino, Dennis
COUNCILMEMBER: DePorter, Nick
COUNCILMEMBER: Yates, Cecil
SECTION 6. The number of ballots cast for each Recall Candidate for Councilmember
were as follows:
NAME TOTAL
Leger, Henry 3,850
Rutkowski, Richard 1,835
Write-ins 8
SECTION 7. It is hereby found, determined and declared of record, that the following
Recall Candidate for Councilmember did receive the greatest number of votes of the electors of
the Town at the Special Recall Election and is declared elected for the remainder of the
unexpired term of Councilmember Leger on his qualification for office and completion of the
canvass:
COUNCILMEMBER: Leger, Henry
SECTION 8. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its
adoption.
SECTION 9. The Mayor, the Town Manager, the Town Clerk and the Town Attorney
are hereby authorized and directed to take all steps necessary to carry out the purpose and intent
of this Resolution.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the Mayor and Council of the Town of Fountain Hills,
March 20, 2012.
FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS: ATTESTED TO:
Jay T. Schlum, Mayor Bevelyn J. Bender, Town Clerk
REVIEWED BY: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Kenneth W. Buchanan, Town Manager Andrew J. McGuire, Town Attorney
FY12-13 BUDGET
PRESENTATION
March 20, 2012
AGENDA
Review of Toolbox Options
What’s New
Detail Review
Wrap up
TOOLBOX OPTIONS INCLUDED IN
PROPOSED FY12-13 BUDGET
Decrease recreation subsidy $ 35K
Staff reduction (hours, vacant positions) $104K
Franchise agreement $600K
Use of 10% General Fund reserves $ 60K
Renegotiation of services of community
contracts $ 71K
Recruit part-time prosecutor $ 50K
WHAT CHANGED?
State Income Tax increase of $369,000
Local sales taxes projected to increase
$100,000
MCSO contract is $127,000 less than
November projections
Decreased health insurance costs
FIVE YEAR GENERAL FUND PROJECTION
NOVEMBER 2011
FIVE YEAR GENERAL FUND PROJECTION
FEBRUARY 2012
TOOLBOX PARKING LOT
(not included in budget projections)
Increase employee contribution to health care premiums - $122,000
Staff is proposing to rescind this toolbox item:
Health insurance costs have already been reduced by 15% saving $63,213
Premium decreased, # employees decreased, more employees enrolling in
H.S.A
Actual savings in FY12-13 would have been $60,805 (can’t go into effect until
Jan 1, 2013)
Burden on lower paid employees, employee earning $28K with family
coverage would pay 31% of salary
Disincentive for employees to accept HSA plan, cost of PPO would rise
Morale
Retention
FH would be in the minority among surrounding communities
BUDGET IN BRIEF
New items proposed in FY12 budget:
increased wash maintenance $20,000
new equipment for GIS $31,000
ADWR fee $29,000
Household hazardous waste event $45,000
major facilities maintenance $350,000
parks parking lots maintenance $36,000
increased toddler/teen events $5,000
BUDGET IN BRIEF
New items proposed in FY12 budget:
citizen satisfaction survey $35,000
cost of living/merit $69,000
law enforcement contract $33,000*
fire/EMS contract $75,000
TOTAL $728,000
*revised with confirmation from MC Sheriff’s Office
NEW PROGRAMS/PROJECTS
CARE (GENERAL FUND) $24,000
TRANSPORTATION (SP REVENUE) $63,000*
MCSO POSSE (GENERAL FUND) $??*
JAIL (CIP BUDGET) $425,000
CENTENNIAL CIRCLE (CIP BUDGET) $28,000*
*not included in current draft budget
Alternative A – Mayo Clinic to AOF
Alternative B – Mayo Clinic to Shea
INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE FUND
Funding options for creation of infrastructure maintenance fund
to pay for $275,000 per year maintenance costs (Priority 5: I2, I9)
– (excludes roads):
CIP/General Fund – pay as you go ($500,000 up front,
$275,000 in contingency per year)
Dedicated sales tax – accumulate and pay as you go
General Fund appropriation – transfer to maintenance fund,
pay as you go
One time revenues (construction sales tax, building permit
fees) – accumulate and pay as you go
Debt financing – voter approved or MPC (needs dedicated
revenue source to repay)
STAFF PROPOSALS
Rightsourcing for all Town programs
Outsource street sweeping saves HURF
approximately $75,000 per year
Tourism initiatives
WRAP UP
Approve elimination of toolbox item on health care
costs
Review line item/department/division budgets for
draft document
Approve new programs:
CARE
Pilot transit program
Posse
Jail program
WRAP UP
Approve addition of $28,000 in CIP for centennial
circle landscaping
Recommend funding source for future
infrastructure (not roads) maintenance
QUESTIONS?