Minutes: Finance: June 2013

City of Evansville Finance & Labor Relations Committee Regular Meeting Thursday, June 6, 2013, 5:30 pm City Hall, 31 S. Madison St., Evansville, Wisconsin MINUTES I. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 pm by Chair Mason Braunschweig. Present: Alderpersons Mason Braunschweig, Jim Brooks, and Josh Manring. Also present: Mayor Sandy Decker and City Administrator Dan Wietecha. II. Approve Agenda. Brooks made a motion, seconded by Manring, to approve the agenda as presented. Motion approved unanimously. III. Minutes of May 9, 2013. Brooks made a motion, seconded by Manring, to waive the reading of and to approve the minutes as presented. Motion approved unanimously. IV. Citizen Appearances. None. V. Bills. Brooks made a motion, seconded by Manring, to accept the City and Water & Light bills in the amount of $727,079.07. FLR had questions about police ammunition, garbage bags, and vehicle maintenance. VI. Unfinished Business. a. Personnel Policy. FLR noted that review of the Personnel Policy would be progressing. VII. New Business: a. Cemetery Fees. Brooks made a motion, seconded by Manring, to recommend to Common Council approval of Resolution 2013-08, Amending the City of Evansville’s Fee Schedule. FLR noted that Public Works Committee had discussed pricing for the new columbarium. FLR said lot pricing should also be reviewed, as well as looking into how perpetual care charges would be applied for the columbarium. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Manring, to table the main motion. Motion to table approved unanimously. b. Internship Policy. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Brooks, to recommend to Common Council approval of the Student Internship Policy. Wietecha explained that Committee of the Whole had discussed the importance of an internship policy before the upcoming school year. The draft reflects requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) for unpaid interns but would also be applicable for paid interns. Hiring of any interns would need to be consistent with the city’s general hiring policies. FLR discussed revisions for hiring based on merit, allowing high school juniors, and including academic goals in the written agreement. Motion approved unanimously. VIII. Adjournment. Braunschweig made a motion, seconded by Manring, to adjourn the meeting. Motion approved unanimously at 5:49 pm.