Minutes: Evansville, Wisconsin Finance Committee---January 2008

City of Evansville
Finance & Labor Relations Committee

Regular Meeting
Thursday, January 10, 2008, 5:30 pm
City Hall, 31 S. Madison Street, Evansville, Wisconsin

MINUTES

I. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 pm by Chair Tom Cothard.

II. Roll Call. Present: Chair Cothard and Alderpersons Mason Braunschweig and Diane Roberts. Also present: Administrator Dan Wietecha.

III. Approve Agenda. Cothard made a motion, seconded by Braunschweig, to approve the agenda as presented. Motion approved unanimously.

IV. Minutes of December 6, 2007, Meeting. Cothard made a motion, seconded by Roberts, to waive the reading of and to approve the minutes as presented. Motion approved unanimously.

V. Citizen Appearances. None.

VI. Water and Light Bills. Cothard made a motion, seconded by Roberts, to approve the Water and Light bills in the amount of $717,892.13 and authorize their payment. Motion approved unanimously on a roll call vote.

VII. City Bills. Cothard made a motion, seconded by Roberts, to approve the City bills in the amount of $550,008.29 and authorize their payment. Motion approved unanimously on a roll call vote.

VIII. Unfinished Business:
a. Finance Director Position. Wietecha indicated that interviewing and reference checks are being conducted. He is optimistic that an offer will be made in the near future

b. Union Contracts. Wietecha noted that the contracts are in negotiations. No discussion occurred over the holidays.

IX. New Business:
a. EMS Hardship Write-off. Cothard made a motion, seconded by Roberts, to recommend to Common Council approval of write-off for a hardship case for EMS service in the amount of $733.86. Motion approved unanimously on a roll call vote.

b. Closed Session. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Cothard, to meet in closed session under Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(c) to discuss non-represented employee performance evaluations, contracts, and wages and under Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(g) to discuss written advice concerning legal strategy. Motion passed unanimously. After discussion, the Committee returned to open session.

c. Non-Represented Employee Contracts and Wages. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Roberts, to recommend to Common Council approval of revisions to non-represented employee contracts and wages per the City Administrator’s recommendations. Motion approved unanimously on a roll call vote.

X. Adjournment. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Cothard, to adjourn. Motion approve unanimously at 6:05.