HomeMy WebLinkAboutBudget/Finance Committee Minutes 03.28.2023Minutes of City of Laurel
Budget/Finance Committee
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Members Present: Richard Klose, Emelie Eaton, Heidi Sparks, Michelle Mize
Others Present: Kelly Strecker, Mayor Dave Waggoner
The meeting was called to order by the Committee Chair at 5:30 pm.
Public Input: There was no public comment.
General Items —
1. Review and approved March 14, 2023, Budget and Finance Committee meeting minutes. Emelie Eaton
moved to approve the minutes of March 14, 2023. Heidi Sparks seconded the motion, all in favor, motion
passed 4-0.
2. Review and approve purchase requisitions. There were none.
3. Review and recommend approval to Council; claims entered through March 24, 2023. Richard Klose
moved to approve the claims and check the register for claims entered through March 24, 2023, with
corrected date from March 24, 2024, to March 24, 2023. Emelie Eaton seconded the motion, all in favor,
motion passed 4-0.
4. Review and approve Payroll Register for the pay period ending March 19, 2023, totaling $215,140.37.
Emelie Eaton motioned to approve the payroll register for the pay period ending March 19, 2023, totaling
$215,140.37. Heidi Sparks seconded the motion, all in favor, motion passed 4-0.
New Business —
Old Business —
Other Items —
1. Review Comp/OT reports for the pay period ending March 19, 2023.
2. Mayor Update — Mayor stated that the city has been working on a mill levy for EMS and wanted the
committee to know that it will be coming forward to city council in the next couple of weeks.
3. Clerk/Treasurer Financial Update -Kelly stated she has been updating all insurance schedules with MMIA.
This is something that takes a huge amount of time to do. She stated that these schedules are to be updated
once a year and had not been done for several years. Kelly also said that the new partitions in the finance
department will arrive Thursday March 30, 2023. As of now they are working on getting everything out so
the new ones can be built on Thursday. She stated that the office is still up and running, using laptop
computers, and hoping to have completed by end of business day on Friday March 31, 2023.
Announcements —
4. The next Budget and Finance Committee meeting will be held on April 11, 2023, at 5:30 pm.
5. Michelle Mize is scheduled to review claims for the next meeting.
Meeting 6:10 p.m.
4Res ectfully submitted,
Ke Res
Clerk Treasurer
NOTE: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting is for information and discussion of the Council
for the listed workshop agenda items.