Minutes: Finance: October 9, 2008

City of Evansville
Finance & Labor Relations Committee

Regular Meeting
Thursday, October 9, 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: Alderpersons Tom Cothard, Mason Braunschweig, and Diane Roberts. Also present: Mayor Sandy Decker, Finance Director Lisa Novinska, Administrator Dan Wietecha, and Municipal Judge Tom Alisankus.

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

IV. Minutes of September 4, 2008, 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 Braunschwieg, to approve the Water and Light bills in the amount of $748,031.88 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 $637,779.07 and authorize their payment. Motion approved unanimously on a roll call vote.

VIII. Unfinished Business.
a. 2009-2013 Capital Budget. Novinska walked the committee through the capital budget recommendations with her written memo. Additional revisions by the committee included: delaying tuckpointing of city hall, reducing the amount for park projects, and reducing the amount for public works equipment replacement. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Cothard, to recommend to Common Council approval of the revised 2009-2013 Capital Budget. Motion approved unanimously on a roll call vote.

b. 2009 Operating Budget. Novinska walked the committee through the operating budget recommendations with her written memo. Additional revisions by the committee included: increasing dog and cat license fees, imposing soccer field rental fees, increasing picnic shelter rental fees, increasing cemetery interment fees, increasing funding for the municipal judge salary, reducing building inspector training expenses, reducing the youth center programming contract, and eliminating funding to Evansville Community Partnership. Cothard made a motion, seconded by Roberts, to recommend to Common Council the First Reading of Ordinance 2008-19, Adopting 2009 Operating Budget and Setting Levies. Motion approved unanimously on a roll call vote. Cothard made a motion, seconded by Braunschweig, to recommend to Common Council publication of the proposed 2009 Operating Budget. Motion approved unanimously.

IX. New Business.
a. Historical Society Subgrant Application. Decker explained that the grant is to cover expenses associated with nominating additional properties for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The grant does not require a local match but is only paid on a reimbursement basis. Motion by Cothard, seconded by Braunschweig, to recommend to Common Council approval of Resolution 2008-19, Authorizing the City Administrator to Apply for a Certified Local Government Subgrant from the Wisconsin historical Society.

b. Lake Leota Financing. Wietecha walked the committee through several alternatives prepared by Ehlers & Associates regarding potential financing for the Lake Leota dredging project. Cothard made a motion, seconded by Roberts, to recommend to Common Council utilizing Option #4, level principal and interest payments over 20 years, as the potential debt structure for the proposed project. Motion approved unanimously.

X. Adjournment. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Roberts, to adjourn. Motion approved unanimously at 7:50 pm.